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COURTESY  OF   ETHICAL  CULTURE   SCHOOL 
ALL   RIGHTS    RESERVED 


PHOTOGRAPH    BY 
LEWIS    B.    H  INE 


FRONTISPIECE 


A  Book  of  Programs 


By  jane  L  HOXIE 


AUTHOR    OF    "A    KINDERGARTEN    STORY    BOOK," 

"HAND    WORK   FOR   KINDERGARTENS  AND    PRIMARY  SCHOOLS'  AND 

"SUGGESTIONS   FOR    HAND  WORK  IN    SCHOOL    AND    HOME 


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E,  STEIGER  &  COMPANY 

PUBLISHERS  AND   MANUFACTURERS 

OF  KINDERGARTEN    MATERIAL 

NEW   YORK 


COPYRIGHT 

1911  / 

BY 

JANE    L.    HOXIE 


CONTENTS. 

PAGS 

Introduction    5 

PART  I. 

A   General    Program 7 

•September  and  October 7 

November 10 

December 14 

January 17 

February    21 

March 24 

April 28 

May  and  June 32 

PART  II. 

A  Nature  Program 37 

A.  Animal  Life — 

Birds  in  the  Fall  and  Winter 40 

Birds  in  the  Spring  and  Summer 61 

Bees    63 

Butterflies   62 

Insects, — Ants,  "Wasps,  Crickets,  Grasshoppers,  Spiders, 

Flies 39 

Pet    Animals 52 

Domestic   Animals 4S 

Fishes,  Frogs,  Toads,  Turtles,  Snakes,  Snails 56 

The  Squirrel 47 

B.  Vegetable  Life — 

Flowers   ^^. ,  65 

Trees  in  the  Fall  and  Winter 42 

Trees  in  the  Spring  and  Summer 59 

Seeds  and  Nuts  in  the  Autumn 43 

Seeds  in  the  Spring 58 

Fruit    44 

Grains  and  Vegetables 45 

C.  The  Elements- 

Wind    65 

Water 54 

Forms  of: 

Frost    49 

Ice    49 

Snow    49 

Light- 
Sources  of: 

Sun 51 

Moon   51 

Stars   51 

360506 


CONTENTS. 
PART  III. 

PAGE 

An  Industrial  or  Trade  Program 67 

Tile  Housekeeper   67 

The  Fanner — 

His  Spring  Work 68 

His  Fall   Work 6il 

The  Miller  and  the  Baker 71 

The  Carpenter  and  Other  Workers  Who  Help  to  Build  the 

House    72 

The   Woodman 73 

The  Shoemaker 74 

The  Blacksmith    76 

The  Tailor  and  Other  Workers  in  Cloth 77 

Coal  and  the  Miner 78 

The  Merchant  79 

The  Postman    80 

The  Engineer,  the  Motorman,  the  Conductor,  the  Coach- 
man and  the  Chauffeur 81 

The  Policeman    82 

The  Fireman    83 

PART  IV. 

A  Festival  Program 85 

Columbus    Day 85 

Halloween  ' 85 

Thanksgiving   87 

Christmas   •  88 

New    Tears 89 

Lincoln's    Birthday , 90 

Valentine's    Day 91 

Washington's   Birthday 92 

'Easter    ^^ 

Froebel's   Birthday 94 

May   Day ^5 

Decoration  Day 95 

Fourth  of  July 96 

PART  V. 

A  Sunday  School  Program 99 


INTRODUCTION. 

The  day  of  the  programless  kindergarten  has  gone  by.  The 
time  is  past  when  the  teacher  may  enter  her  little  world  with  no 
particular  preparation  for  the  day's  work  and  with  no  definite 
plan  for  the  child's  development.  The  kindergartner  may  no 
longer  seek  her  inspiration  in  the  traiisierit  vagaries  of  the  hour 
or  in  the  shifting  interests  of  her  pupils.  She  must  come  to  her 
work  thoroughly  equipped  with  an  insight  based  upon  a  definite 
knowledge  of  the  child's  manner  of  growth  and  with  a  complete 
comprehension  of  the  best  methods  for  the  unfolding  and  nurture 
of  his  mental,  physical  and  spiritual  life.  In  other  words  she 
must  have  a  program  and  that  program  must  be  founded  uix>n 
an  understanding  of  the  manner  in  which  the  individual  develops 
as  well  as  upon  a  knowledge  of  the  experiences  and  environ- 
mental conditions  of  her  particular  group  of  humanity.  This 
does  not  mean  that  the  kindergartner  need  be  slavishly  attached 
to  a  plan  of  work,  but  it  does  mean  that  sihe  must  have  formu- 
lated and  organized  her  ideas  and  her  knowledge.  Her  work  no 
longer  bears  its  previous  fragmentary  and  erratic  character,  but 
it  has  now  become  unified  and  definite.  Her  program  is  her  an- 
chor. From  it  she  may  stray  but  not  too  far  afield  and  now,  for 
the  first  time,  both  the  teacher  and  her  children  know  true  free- 
dom— "  freedom  under  the  law." 

Every  good  program  must  of  necessity  present  transient  as 
well  as  permanent  features  and  must  change,  in  part  at  least, 
from  year  to  year  to  fit  changing  experiences  and  environmental 
conditions  as  well  as  to  meet  new  developments  in  child  psychol- 
ogy. 

No  single  program  can  be  universally  applied  for,  although  the 
manner  of  growth  is  the  same  for  all  normal  children,  there  is 
great  diversity  in  the  individual  as  to  the  time  at  which  par- 
ticular tendencies  ripen.  Then,  too,  although  every  child  bears 
certain  relations  to  his  home,  his  school,  his  neighborhood  and  to 
the  great  realm  of  nature,  the  details  of  these  relations  vary  for 
different  children  according  to  different  localities  and  different 
grades  of  society. 

It  will  not  be  possible  or  desiirable  for  those  wis!hing  to  follow 
any  of  the  progtams  contained  in  this  book  to  make  use  of  all 
the  proposed  exercises  for  a  single  month,  week  or  day.  Copious 
suggestions  have  purposely  been  made  so  that  each  teacher  may 
select  from  among  the  whole  those  best  suited  to  her  particular 
needs. 

J.  L.  H. 


A  GENERAL  PROGRAM. 

Subject  for  the  Year.     The  CM  Id   and  his  Experiences  in  his 
Relation  to  Kindergarten,  Home  Community  and  Nature. 

I.     SEPTEMBER  AND   OCTOBER. 

A.  Topics  of  the  Months.* 

1.  Kindergarten. 

(a)   Getting  acquainted  with  teachers  and  children. 
(h)   Getting    acquainted   with    rooms,    furnishings    and    ma- 
terials, 
(c)  The  school  janitor. 

2.  Home. 

(a)   Members  of  the  family. 

(6)  The  interests  and  activities  of  father,  mother,  brother, 
sister  and  baby. 

5.     Community. 

(a)   Activities  of  the  city  or  village  street  In  autumn. 
(6)   Cleaning  of  streets  and  parks. 

4-    Nature. 

(a)  Pet  animals  of  the  kindergarten  and  home. 

{b)  Animals  observed  during  walks  in  park  and  street. 

(c)  The  migration  of  birds. 

(d)  The  autumn  aspect  of  trees,  plants  and  grass. 

(e)  The  school  garden. 

B.  Work  of  the  Months. 

1.     Talks. 

(a)  The  kindergarten: 

The  kindergarten  rooms,  chairs,  tables,  pictures,  walls, 

windows,   cabinets,  closets,  playhouse,  blackboards,   fil- 
ter and  radiators. 

The  ownership  of  these  objects.     Our  duty   and   re- 
sponsibility relative  to  rooms  and  furnishings. 
(&)   The  building  containing  the  kindergarten  rooms: 

Its  outside  appearance.     Flag,  steps,  entrance  and  fire 

escape.  ^ 

(c)   Our  homes: 

Father's   work   in  providing  means   for  sihelter,   food, 

warmth,  liglut  and  clotliing. 

Mother's  work  in  caring  for  home,  preparing  food  and 

making  clothing. 

How  the  children  can  help. 


*  For     collaboration    in     the     selection    of     general    topics     for    discussion, 
throughout   the   year,    acknowledgments   are   due   to   Caroline   T.   Haven. 


B.     Work  of  the  Months — Continued. 

1.  Talks — Continued. 

(cf)  Our  journey  between  home  and  kindergarten: 
Wliat  streets  we  traverse. 
By  whom  or  what  we  are  carried. 
What  we  see  by  the  way. 

(e)  General  aspect  of  streets: 

The  street  cleaner. 

Our  duty  with  regard  to  clean  streets. 

(f)  Animals  in  the  home: 

-        Their  names,  habits  and  activities. 

The  proi>er  manner  of  caring  for  them. 
(f7)  The  passing  of  summer  and  coming  of  winter: 

General  asi^ect  of  all  nature  at  this  season. 

Frosty  nights. 

Southward  flight  of  birds. 

Falling  leaves. 

2.  Stories. 

{ay  The   Three    Bfears,    Fubles   and^   Proverbs.       iSarah    E. 

Wiltse.* 
(ft)   Coming   and   Going,   Kindergarten  Stories   and  Morninff 

Talks.    iSara  E.  Wiltse. 

(c)  The    Wee,    Wee    Woman,    A    Kindergarten   Story    Book. 
Jane  L.  Hoxie. 

(d)  Billy    Bobtail,  A    Kindergarten    Story    Book.    Jane    L. 
Hoxie. 

5.    Poems. 

{a)  Familiar  Mother  Goose  Jingles. 
(6)   Sweet  and  Low.    Alfred  Tennyson. 

4.    Songs. 

(a)  Good-morning  to  All,  Song  Stories  for  the  Kindergarten. 

Mildred  J.  and  Patty  S.  Hill. 
(6)  All  for  Baby,  Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Toulsson. 
(c)  Numbering   the  Fingers,   Songs  and  Music  of  FroeheVs 

Mother  Play.     Susan  E.  Blow, 
(cf)  Pussv  Cat,  Pussy  Cat.  Mother  Goose's  Nursery  Rhymes 

Set  to  Music.     J.  W.  Elliott. 

(e)  The  Kitten  and  the  Bow-wow,   Small  Songs  for  Small 
Sinf/ers.     W.   H.  Neidlinger. 

(/)  Jkligration    Song.    Kindergarten    Reriew,    October,    1002. 
Frances  E.  Jacobs  and«Jane  L.  Hoxie. 

(g)  Cradle  Song,  The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E.  Bentley. 

(h)   Ring     Song,     Kindergarten    Review,     September,     1004. 

Frances  E.  Jacobs. 
(i)   Parting   Song,   Song   Echoes  from   Child  Land.     Harriet 

•S.  Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 


*  Some    familiar   home    story   is    desirable    for   use    during   the   first    week 
of   kindergarten. 


B.     WoKK  OF  THE  MONTHS— Continued. 

5.  Games. 

(a)   Simple    Ball    Gaines, — 'hiding,    rolling,    tossing    into    a 

basket,  etc. 
(6)   Introducing   Game. 
(c)   Simple   Gymnastic   Games, — running,   jumping,   skipping, 

flying  and  racing. 
id)   Soft  and  Hard  Balls, — children  act  as  kitties  and  ponies, 

Songs  for  Little  Children,  Part  II.     Eleanor  Smith. 

6.  Instrnmental  Selections, 
(a)   For  oi)ening  exercises. 

Slumber   Song.     Heller. 
{h)   For  marching. 

March  de  Nuit.    Gottschalk. 

7.  Gymnastic  Exercises. 
(c)  Arm  Movements: 

Sweeping  and  dusting. 

Flying  birds. 

Swaying  branches. 
(&)  Leg  Movements: 

Walking  to  kindergarten. 

Movements  of  animals. 
(c)  Head  and  Neck  Movements: 

Looking  for  nests,  birds,  fruit,  nuts,  buds  and  leaves 

in  trees. 
[{d)  Body  Movements : 

Bending  to  pick  up  objects  on  the  floor. 

Bendmg  to  pick  up  bits  of  paper  on  the  street. 

Stooping  to  pat  and  stroke  pet  animals. 

Gathering  fallen  nuts  and  leaves. 
(e)  Breathing  Exercises : 

Breathing   deeply   while   playing — walk    to    and    from 

kindergarten. 

Expulsion  of  breath  in  noises  made  by  animals. 
(/)  Toe  Exercises : 

Standing  on  tiptoe  to  reach  nuts,  fruit,  buds  and  leaves 

on  trees. 

8.  Gift.* 

(a)  First,  Second  and  Third  Gifts: 
Objects  in  kindergarten. 
The  school  building. 

Things  seen  on  the  street  and  in  the  home. 
Natural  objects  seen  in  the  park  and  the  country. 
Activities  of  the  home,  school  and  street. 
Activities  of  domestx  animals. 

9.  Hand  Work, 
(a)   Stringing: 

Beads,  nuts,   seeds. 


*  (lifts  numbered  according  to  Kraus'  Kindergarten  Guide. 


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B.     Work  of  the  Months — Continued. 

9.  Hand  Work — Continued. 
(&)   Drawing: 

School  building,  houses,  furniture,  animals,  flowers  and 

leaves, 
(c)   Winding: 

Horizontal  lines, — use  worsted  or   string  and  wooden 

boards  or  pastboard. 
id)  Clay  and  Sand:  * 

Free  expression  of  child's  own  ideas. 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  park  or  country  to  observe  condition  of  shrubs,  trees, 

grass,  etc. 
( 6 )  To  park  or  country  to  gather  nuts  and  seeda 

(c)  To  park  or  country  to  observe  birds,  squirrels  and  other 
animals. 

(d)  To  school  garden  to  observe  condition  of  plants  and  to 
pull  weeds  and  gather  seeds. 

11.  Supplementary  Material. 

(a)  Leaves,  nuts,  seeds,  twigs  and  flowers. 
(6)   Animals  in  terrarium  and  aquarium  and  pet  animals  of 
the  home. 

(c)  Pictures  of  domestic  activities. 

(d)  Pictures  of  Madonnas. 

(e)  Pictures  of  birds  and  other  animals. 

II.     NOVEMBER. 

A.  Topics  of  the  Month. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

<o)  Care  of  rooms. 

2.  Home. 

(a)  Preparation  for  winter  In  the  home. 

S.  Community. 

(a)  Demonstrations  incident  to  election  day. 
(6)  Displays  of  baker,  grocer,  and  fruiterer. 

(c)  The  tailor  and  the  shoemaker. 

(d)  The  harvesting  and  other  fall  work  of  the  farmer. 

(e)  Thanksgiving. 

4.  Nature. 

(a)  Preparation  of  plants  and  animals  for  winter. 
(6)   Shorter  days, 
(c)  Fall  winds. 

B.  Work  of  the  Month. 

1.  Talks. 

(a)  Necessity  of  care  and  cleanliness  in  kindergarten  rooms. 
Delegate  duties  of  dusting  furniture,  placing  chairs,  and 
caring  for  cut  flowers  to  different  members  of  the  class.    . 


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B.    Work  of  the  Month — ^Continued. 

1,  Talks — Continued. 

(6)   Mother's  fall  work  in  the  home: 

Cleaning,  unpacking,  and  airing  of  heavy  clothing  and 

bedding. 

Buying  and  donning  of  winter  garments. 

Canning  and  preserving  of  fruit. 

(c)  Father's  fall  work  in  the  home: 

Buying  and  storing  of  fruit  and  vegetables  for  winter 

use. 

Buying  and  storing  of  winter  fuel. 

(d)  How  animals  prepare  for  winter: 

The  shedding  of  feathers,  fur,  and  hair,  and  the  acqui- 
sition of  new  warm  coats. 
Storing  of  food. 
Hibernation. 

(e)  The  preparation  of  trees  and  plants  for  their  winter 
sleep : 

Ripening  and  falling  of  leaves. 
Formation  of  buds  for  next  year's  growth. 
-Dissemination  of  seeds. 
(/)  The  harvest: 

Fleshy  fruits. 

Kinds  commonly  seen. 

General  appearance  of  outside  and  internal  parts. 

Uses  to  man  and  animal. 

Dry  fruits. 

Where  grown,  how  protected,  uses. 
Gathering  and  storing  of  fruit  and  vegetables. 
Harvesting,  threshing,  husking,   shelling  and  grinding 
of  grain. 

{g)  Thanksgiving. 

A  holiday  when  father  does  not  work. 

A  family  day. 

The  Thanksgiving  dinner. 

The  first  Thanksgiving  Day. 

2.  Stories. 

(a)  The  Brownies,  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.  Jane  L. 
Hoxie. 

(b)  How  a  Little  Boy  Got  a  New  Shirt,  In  the  Child's  World. 
Emilie  Poulsson. 

(c)  The  Shoemaker  and  the  Elves.  Adapted  from  Grimm's 
Fairy  Tales. 

((f)  The  Anxious  I^af,  Kindergarten  Stories  and  Morning 
Talks.     Sara  E.  Wiltse. 

(e)   Rhoecus,  Stories  of  Old  Greece.     Emma  M.  Firth. 

(/)  A  Thanksgiving  Story,  Kindergarten  Magazine,  Novem- 
ber, 1892.    Susan  P.  Clement. 


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B.    Work  of  the  Month — ^Continued. 

3.  Poems, 
a)   How  the  Leaves  Came  Down.     Susan  Coolidge. 
&)   Fable.     Ralph  Waldo  Emerson. 

4.  ^ongs. 

a)  Song  of  the  Season,  The  Song  Primer.    Alys  E.  Bentley 

b)  Sleep  Seeds,  a  fragment  from  A  Winter  Lullaby.     Reg- 
inald De  Koven. 

c)  Mother's  Knives  and  Forks,  Songs  of  the  Child-World. 
Jessie  L.  Gay  nor. 

d)  Thanksgiving    Song,    A   First    Book    in    Vocal    Music. 
Eleanor  Smith. 

e)  Autumn  Leaves,   Song  Echoes  from  Child  Land.     Har- 
riet S.  Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 

/)   Good-by  to   Summer,  Songs  for  Little  Children,  Part  I. 

Eleanor  Smith. 
g)  Who  Has  Seen  the  Wind,  The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E. 

Bentley. 
h)  Flower's   Lullaby,    Song   Stories   for   the   Kindergarten. 

Mildred  J.  and  Patty  S.  Hill. 
i)  The  Wind, — words  by  Robert  Louis  Stevenson,  A  Primer 

of  Vocal  Music.    Eleanor  Smith. 
;■)   Harvest  Home,  A  Second  Book  m  Vocal  Music.    Eleanor 

Smith, 
fc)  Corn    Song,   A   Third   Book  in   Vocal  Music.     Eleanor 

Smith. 

Games. 

a)   Sense  Games. 

&)   Cherries  Ripe,  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones.     Ger- 
trude Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

c)  The  Orchard,  Song  Echoes  from  Child  Land.    Harriet  S. 
•Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 

d)  The  1^'armer,  Songs  and  Music  of  FroeheVs  Mother  Play. 
Susan  E.  Blow. 

e)  The  Little  Shoemaker,  Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  1. 
Jessie  L.  Gaynor. 

f)  How  the  Corn  Grew,  Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Poulsson. 

g)  Pat-a-cake,  Pat-a-cake,  Songs  for  Little  Children,  Part 
I.     Eleanor  Smith. 

h)  The  Mill,  A  First  Book  in  Vocal  Music.    Eleanor  Smith. 

Instrumental  Selections, 
a)   For  opening  exercises: 

Consolation,  Op.  30,  2Vo.  3,  Mendelssohn. 
h)  For  marching: 

Tabasco  march,  G.  W.  Chadwick. 

7.  Gymnastic  Exercises. 
(o)  Arm  movements: 

Beating  rugs  and  blankets. 
Swaying  branches. 


5. 


6. 


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B.     WoBK  OF  THE  MoNTH — Continued. 

7.  Gymnastic  Exercises — ^Continued. 

(a)  Arm  movements — Continued. 

Shalving  fruit  aud  nuts  from  trees. 

Falling  leaves. 

Mowing,  threshing  and  grinding  grain. 

(b)  Leg  movements: 

Climbing  trees  to  gather  fruit  and  nuts. 
Going  to  market. 

(c)  Head  and  neck  movements: 

Looking  for  nev^  buds  on  trees. 
Swaying  grain. 

(d)  Body  movements: 

Bending  to  gather  nuts,  leaves  and  seeds. 

Swaying  grain. 

Picking  up  vegetables  in  field. 

(e)  Breathing  exercises: 

Prolonged  ncvises  of  animals. 

Sound  of  wind  in  trees  and  in  grain  field. 

(/)  Toe  exercises: 

Standing   on    tiptoe   to    measure   height    with   that    of 

grain. 

Reaching  for  fruit  and  buds  on  trees. 

Getting  stiffness  out  of  new  shoes. 

8.  Gifts. 

(a)   Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Seventh,  and  Eighth  Gifts: 
Trees,  fruit,  vegetables. 

Boxes  for  holding  seeds  and  barrels  for  holding  vege- 
tables and  fruit. 

Barns,  storehouses,  mills,  cellars. 

Vehicles  for  transporting  products  of  harvest  and  for 
carrying  winter  fuel. 

Grandfather's   house    and    the   table    spread    with    the 
Thanksgiving  feast. 

9.  Hand  Work. 

(a)   Drawing  and  painting: 

Fruit  and  vegetables. 
(&)   Pasting: 

Decorative   designs    from    conventionalized    leaf,    fruit, 

and  flower  forms. 

(c)  Tearing: 

Leayes,   fruit,  vegetables,   winter  garments. 

(d)  Folding: 

Seed  boxes,  fruit  bas^kets,  receptacles  for  storing  cloth- 
ing. 

(e)  Winding: 

Vertical  and  horizontal  lines. 
(/)   Sand: 

Burrows  of  animals,  grain  fields,  orchards,  cellars. 
iff)  Clay: 

Impressions  of  leaves,  nuts,  and  seeds. 


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B.     Work  of  the  Month — Oontinued. 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  park   or   country  to  observe  condition  of  vegetable 

and  animal  life. 
(?')  To  the  miller's  or  the  baker's. 

(c)  To  the  shoemaker's. 

(d)  To  the  tailor's. 

11.  Supplementary  Material. 

(a)  Fruit,  vegetables,  nuts,  seeds,  leaves. 
{h)   Tools  and  appliances  of  the  shoemaker,  baker,  and  tailor, 
(c)   Cloth,  leather. 

{d)^  Pictures    illustrating   the   first   Thanksgiving    and   those 
illustrating  the  activities  of  the  harvest  field. 

III.     DECEMBER. 

A.  Topics  of  the  Month. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

(ff)   Care  of  potted  plants. 

(&)  Care  of  terrarium  and  aquarium. 

(c)   Care  of  kindergarten  pets. 

id)   Santa  Olaus  in  the  kindergartea. 

2.  Home. 

ia)   Warming  and  lighting. 
(6)   Santa  Glaus  in  the  home. 

5.     Community. 

(a)   Lighting  of  streets^^ 
{h)   Christmas  shopping. 

(c)   The  Toyman. 

» 

^.     Nature. 

(a)  Christmas  trees  and  greens. 

(6)  The  frozen  north  land,  the  home  of  Santa  Claus. 

(c)  Frost. 

id)  The  first  snow. 

B.  Work  of  the  MojfTH. 

1.     Talks. 

(a)   Plants  and  animals  of  the  kindergarten: 

Through  observation,  study,  and  example  inspire  the 
children  with  a  desire  to  give  fostering  care  to  these 
pets  and  beautifiei*s  of  the  kindergarten  rooms.  Dele- 
gate special  duties  relative  to  ihe  care  of  these  plants 
and  animals  to  different  children. 

(6)   Sources  of  heat  and  light: 
The  miner. 
The  lamplighter. 


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B.     Work  of  the  Month — Continued. 

1.  Talks — ^Continued, 
(c)  Christmas: 

A  time  of  loving  and  giving, 
■Santa  Claus. 

The  jolly  old  fellow  wlho  cannot  give  enough. 

His  reindeer,  his  sleigh,  his  pack,  his  toys. 

What  he  does  on  Christmas  eve. 

His  home. 

Letters  to  Santa  Claus. 

More  than  one  Santa  Claus. 

Each  child  a  Santa  Claus. 
Christmas  eve. 

The  chimney,  the  fireplace. 

Hanging  up  stockings. 
Christmas  morning. 

Toys. 

The  Christmas  festival  in  the  kindergarten. 

The   unselfish    and    spiritual    intei*ijretation   of   Christ- 
mas. 

The  Babe  in  the  manger. 

2.  Stories. 

(a)  Picciola,  The  Story  Hour.  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  and 
Nora  A.  Smith. 

{h)  The  Story  of  the  Forest,  The  Story  Hour.  Kate  Doug- 
las Wiggin  and  Nora  A.  iSmith. 

(c)  The  Legend  of  the  Christ  Child,  adapted  from  the  Ger- 
man by  Elizabeth  Harrison,  A  Christmas  Festival  Serv- 
ice.   Nora  A.  .Smith. 

S.    Poems. 

(a)  A  visit  from  iSt.  Nicholas.  Clement  C.  Moore. 
(6)   Santa  Claus  and  the  Mouse,  In  the  Child's  World.     Em- 
ilie  Poulsson. 

4-     Songs. 

*    (a)   Santa  Claus,  Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Poulsson. 

(&)  A  Wonderful  Tree,  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones. 
Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

(c)  Deck  the  Hall,  Wilkinson  Collection. 

(d)  Ring  Merry  Christmas  Bells,  ,8ong  Echoes  from  Child 
Land.     Harriet  S.  Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 

(c)   Christmas  Greeting,  Merry  Songs  and  Games.     Clara  B. 

Hubbard. 
if)   Santa  Claus,  Song  Echoes  from  Child  I^and.     Harriet  S. 

Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 
(g)   Santa  Claus,  The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E.  Bentley. 
(h)  Christmas  (Secrets,    Songs   of   the   Child-World,    No.    II. 

Jessie  L.  Gaynor. 
(f)  Jack  Frost,  Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  I.  Jessie  L. 

Gaynor. 


IG 

B.    Work  of  the  Month — ^Continued. 

5.  Games. 

(a)  Hurrah  for  the  Sleigh-Bells,  ^07ig  Echoes  from  Child 
Land.     Harriet  S.  Jeiiks  aud  Mabel  Rust. 

(&)   The  Toyman,  Holiday  ^ongs.     Emilie  Poulsson. 

(c)  Here  We  Go  Kound  the  Christmas  Tree,  Adapted  from 
"As  We  Go  Round  the  Mulberry  Bush,"  Children's  Old 
and  New  Singing  Gam^s.    Mari  Hofer. 

((7)  Dramatization  of  coming  of  Santa  Olaus. 

(e)  Pantomime, — hanging  presents  on  Christmas  tree. 

6.  Instrumental  Selections, 
(a)  For  opening  exercises. 

Christmas   Eve    (Nuteracker   and   Mouse   King).     Rein- 
ecke. 
(ft)  For  marching. 

Funeral  March  of  a  Marionette,  Gounod. 

7.  Gymnastic  Exercises. 
(a)  Arm  Movements: 

Riinging  Christmas  bells. 
( h )   Leg  Movements  : 

IMaying  reindeer. 

Skating. 

Movements  of  Mechanical  toys, 
(r)   Head  and  Neck  Movements: 

Looking  at  gifts  on  tree. 

Nodding  of  mechanical  toys. 
{d)   Body  Movements: 

Playing  snowball. 

Bending  like  jointed  doll. 

Reaching  and  bending  to  put  gifts  on  Christmas  tree, 
(r)  Breathing  Exercises: 

Blowing  Chriistmas  trumpet. 

Expulsion  of  breath  in  noises  made  by  mechanical  toys. 
(/)  Toe  Exercises: 

Reaching  for  gifts  on  tree. 

Trying  to  be  as  tall  as  ti'ee. 

8.  Gifts. 

(a)  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  and  Ninth 
Gifts: 

Chimneys,  fireplaces. 

Houses,  shops. 

Sleighs. 

Toys. 

Boxes. 

Trees. 

9.  Hand  Work. 

(a)  Drawing  and  Painting: 
Christmas  tree. 
Toys. 
Santa  Claus  and  his  reindeer. 


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B.    WoSg  OF  THE  Month — Continued. 

9.    Hand  Work — Continued, 
(ft)  Basting: 

Chains  and  otiier  tree  decorations. 
Decorative  designs. 
Blotters,  note  covers,  etc. 

(c)  Tearing: 

Toys. 

(d)  Folding:  ' 

Candy  boxes. 

(e)  Blue  prints: 

Blotters,  calendars,  needle  books,  etc. 
(/)  Raphia  Winding: 

Picture  frames,  needle-books,  napkin  rings,  etc. 
iff)  Clay: 

Toys. 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  toy  shop. 

(ft)  To  park  or  country  to  see  fir  trees  growing. 

11.  Supplementary  Material, 
(a)  Christmas  greens. 

(6)   Pictures  illustrating  Santa  Claus  legends. 
(c)  Pictures  illustrating  worli  of  heat  and  light. 

IV.     JANUARY.  ^ 

A.  Topics  of  the  Month. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

(a)  Materials  used  in  work. 

2.  Home. 

^         (a)   Building  of  house. 
{b)  Home  occupations. 

3.  Communitp. 

(a)  The  new  year, 
(ft)   Time. 

(c)  Activities  of  certain  citizens. 

(d)  Winter  sports. 
^.    Nature. 

(a)   Winter. 

(6)  Natural  light. 

B.  Work  of  the  Month. 
1.    Talks. 

(a)  The  passing  away  of  the  old  year  and  the  coming  of  the 

new.     Fresh  duties  and  tasks. 
(0)  Time: 

Ways  of  measuring. 

Different  divisions. 

The  clock. 

Consequences  of  being  behind  time. 


-IS 

B.    WoBK  OF  THE  MoNTH — Contmued. 

1.  Talks — Continued, 
(c)   House  building: 

Materials  used.  *    ' 

Where  found. 

How  prepared. 

How  transported. 
The  work  ot  the  carpenter,  mason,  plumber,  glazier,  and 
painter. 

Tools  -and  appliances  used. 
{0)   Home  duties  and  occupations:'^ 

The  processes  of  washing,  ironing,  sewing,  cleaning,  and 
baking  considered  in  detail. 
Tools,  appliances,  and  materials  used, 
(e)   Industrial  occupations: 

The  special  duties  and  activities  of  conductor,  motor- 
man,  engineer,  fireman,  policeman,  blacksmith,  mer- 
chant, and  manufacturer. 

Tools,  appliances  and  materials  used. 
(/)   AVinter: 

General  aspect  of  nature. 

General  appearance  of  frost,  ice,  and  snow. 

Causes. 

Uses. 
Sports:      Skating,    sliding,   snowballing,    sleigh   riding, 
snow  forts,  snow  men. 
iff)  Light: 

Sun,  moon,  and  stars. 

Appearance,  use. 

2.  Stories. 

(a)  The  Man  on  the  Chimney,  Boston  Collection  of  Kinder- 
garten Stories.  -  ♦ 
(&)   Rhoecus,  Stories  of  Old  Greece.     Emma  M.  Firth. 

(c)  Ludwig  and  Marleen,  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.    Jane 

L.  Hoxie. 

(d)  The  Little  Gray  Pony,  Mother  Stories.    Maud  Lindsay. 

3.  Poems. 

(a)   The  Wind  and  the  Moon.     George  MacDonald. 
(ft)   The  Frost.     Hanna  F.   Gould. 

(e)  The  Jld  Love.    Charles  Kingsley. 

4'  Songs. 

(a)  A  New  Year's  Greeting,  Holiday  So7igs.   Emilie  Poulsson. 
(ft)  The  Clock,  Kindergarten  Review,  January,  1902.  Frances 
E.  Jacobs. 

(c)  The  Clock,  The  iSong  Primer.    Alys  E.  Bentley. 

(d)  Winding   the   Clock,   8o7igs  of   the   Child-World,   No.   I. 
Jessie  L.  Gaynor. 

(e)  Jaeky  Frost,  A  Primer  gf  Vocal  Music.     Eleanor  Smith. 
(/)   Earth's    Dresses,    A    Primer    of    Vocal    Music.      Eleanor 

Smith. 


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B.    Work  of  the  Month— Continued. 

4.  Songs — Continued. 

(g)  Winter  Jewels,  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones.  Ger- 
trude Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

(h)  Twinkle,  Twinkle,  Little  Star,  Songs  and  Games  for 
Little  Ones.    Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

(i)  The  Moon,  Song  Stories  for  the  Kindergarten.  Mildred 
J.  and  Patty  S.  Hill. 

(/)  BlowingBubhles,  Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  1.  Jessie 
L.  Gaynor. 

(k)  Summer  or  Winter,  A  Primer  of  Vocal  Music.  Eleanor 
Smith. 

(I)  The  Woodpecker,  A  Primer  of  Vocal  Music.  Eleanor 
Smith. 

5.  Games. 

(a)  Work,  Work,  Work,  Music  in  Merry  Songs  and  Games, — 

The  Nailor,  Page  39.     Clara  B.  Hubbard.* 
(&)  The   Carpenter,   Songs   and   Music  of  FroeheVs   Mother 

Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 
(c)   The  Carpenter,  The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E.  Bentley. 
id)  The  Blacksmith,  Earth,  Sky,  and  Air  in  Song,  Vol.  1.    W. 

H.  Neidlinger. 
(e)  The  Fireman,  A  Primer  of  Vocal  Music.     Eleanor  Smith. 
(/)   Dramatization  of  the  work  of  the  motorman,  conductor, 

policeman,  and  merchant  (with  or  without  music). 
(g)  The  Wandering   Song, — Last   verse  only,    word  roaming 

changed  to   skating  in   every  case,   Songs   and  Music  of 

FroeheVs  Mother  Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 
(A)  The  Snow  Man,  Small  Songs  for  Small  Singers.    W.  H. 

Neidlinger. 
{i)   Sleighing  Songs,  Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  I.    Jessie 

L.  Gaynor. 
{j)  A  Doll  Party, — Children  bring  their  dolls  and  other  toys 

from  home  and  play  freely. 

6.  Instrumental  Selections. 
(a)   For  opening  exercises. 

Melody  in  F,  1st  part.     Rubinstein. 
(&)   For  marching. 

Tannehauser.     Wagner.  * 

7.  Gymnastic  exercises, 
(a)   Arm  movements: 

Washing,  ironing,  scrubbing,  stirring  cake,  etc. 
Swinging  carpenter's  hammer. 
Swinging   blacksmith's  hammer. 
Clock  pendulum. 
Snowball  in  2. 


*  ' '  Work,  work,   work,   work  work  and  work   away, 
This  is  the  wav  we  wash  the  clothes 
On  Monday,   the  washing  day." 
Repeat,   changing  wash  to  iron  and  Monday  to  Tuesday,  etc. 


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B.    WoBK  OF  THE  MoNTH — Continued. 

7.  Gymuastic  Exercises — Continued. 
(6)  Leg  movements: 

Skating,  sliding. 

Galloping,  walking,  and  trotting  horses. 

Climbing  fireman's  ladder. 

(c)  Head  and  neck  movements: 

Looking  at  building  on  fire. 
Looking  at  stars  and  moon. 
Moving  in  time  to  clock  pendulum. 

(d)  Body  movements: 

Picking  up  tools. 
Making  snowballs. 

(e)  Breathing  exercises: 

The  tire  whistle. 
The  alarm  clock. 
Whistle  and  bell  of  steam  engine. 

Deep  breathing  while  playing  at  snowballing,   skating 
and  sliding. 
(/)  Toe  exercises: 

Standing  on  tiptoes  to  hand  tools  to  workmen. 
Growing  tall. 

8.  Gifts. 

(a)  Th'ii-d,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  and  Ninth  Gifts: 
Houses,  furniture,  cars,  engines,  clocks. 
Tools  used  by  workmen. 

Objects  and  appliances  used  in  washing,  ironing,  scrub- 
bing, baking,  etc. 
Snow  forts,  sleighs,  snow  crystals,  etc. 

9.  Hand  Work. 

(a)  Drawing  and  Painting: 

Illustrate   home   occupatioBS,    the    trades   and    winter 
sports. 

(b)  Cutting: 

Tools  and  appliances  used  in  home  occupations  and  in 
trades. 

(c)  Folding: 

Articles  of  clothing. 

(d)  Sewing: 

Overhanding  of  cheesecloth  dusters. 

(e)  Weaving: 

Paper  or  raphia  mats  for  doll  house. 
(/)  Construction  work  from  mi-scellaneous  materials: 

Houses,  cars,  engines,  wagons,  etc. 
(g)   Sand: 

House  cellar,  snow  man,  snowballs,  snow  fort. 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  observe  house  builders  at  work. 
{h)  To  blacksmith's  shop. 


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B.    Work  of  the  Month — Continued. 

10.  Excursions — Continued. 

(c)  To   worksliop   in   seliool   building  or   to   shop   of  cabinet 

maker. 
{d)  To  park  or  country  to  observe  nature's  winter  aspect. 

11.  Supplementary  Material. 

■  (a)   Tools  of  carpenter  and  blacksmith, 
(ft)   Various  kinds  of  timepieces. 

(c)  Tools  and  materials  used  in  the  home  occupations. 

(d)  Iron,  wood,  stone,  brick. 
{€)  Trade  pictures. 

(f)  Mother  Play  picture,— The  Light  Bird. 

V.     FEBRUARY. 

A.  Topics  of  the  Month. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

{a)  Care  of  children  for  one  another, — protection  of  younger 
and  weaker  by  older  and  stronger. 

2.  Home. 

(a)  Indoor  sports  and  games. 

3.  Community. 

(a)  Child's  conduct  in  public. 

(&)  The  postman. 

(c)  St.  Valentine's  Day. 

\d)  Our  municipal  servants. 

(e)  The  soldier. 
(/)  Our  heroes. 

(«7)   Heroes  of  other  lands. 
{h)  The  knights  of  old. 

^.  T^ature. 

(a)  Longer  days. 

(b)  Freezing  and  melting, 

(c)  Continued  observation  of  earth's  winter  aspect. 

(d)  Indoor  planting  of  seeds. 

B.  WoBK  OF  the  Month. 

1.     Talks. 

(a)   Proper  and  improper  conduct  in  public  places: 

The  child's  relation  to  public  servants  and  to  others. 

Littering  the  street. 

Obstruction  of  sidewalk. 

Catching  on  behind  vehicles. 

Gazing  in  at  private  windows. 

Annoying  drivers,  stablemen,  trades  people,  and  others. 
(h)  The  postman : 

His  work,  his  devotion  to  duty,  his  patience  and  hardi- 
hood. 


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B.    WoBK  OF  THE  MoNTH — Continued. 

1.  Talks — ^Continued. 

(c)   St.  Valentine's  Day: 
Its  meaning. 

A  tiiiie  to  show  friendliness  and  approval. 
Legends  concerning  St.  Valentine. 
id)  The  soldier: 

A  public  servant. 

His  accoutrements,  his  camps,  his  marches. 
His   bravery,   unselfishness,   endurance, 
(e)   Other  public  servants: 

The  governor  and  the  president. 
(/)   Our  heroes: 

Abraham  Lincoln. 

His  birthday. 
George  Washington. 
His  birthday. 
His  boyhood. 
His  life  as  a  soldier. 

Our  first  president  and  the  father  of  his  country. 
((/)   Story  of  our  flag: 

How  it  came  to  be. 
Meaning  of  the  stars  and  stripes. 
(h)  The  heroes' of  other  lands: 

Bravery,  daring,  self-sacrifice. 
The  knights. 

2.  Stories. 

{a)  Little    George    Washington,    TJic    Story    Hour.      Kate 
Douglas  Wiggin  and  Nora  A.  Smith. 

(b)  Great     George    Washington,    The     Story    Hour.       Kate 
Douglas  Wiggin  and  Nora  A.  Smith. 

(c)  How   Little   Cedric    Became   a    Knight,   In   Story   Land. 
Elizabeth  Harrison. 

(d)  The  Sailor  Boy  of  Havre,   Kindergarten  Revieic,    Feb- 
ruary, 1898. 

(e)  Dora,  the  Little  Girl  of  the  Lighthouse,   Boston  Collec- 
tion of  Kinderyarten  Stories. 

if)  The    Little    Hero    of    Haarlem,    In    the    Child's    World. 
Emilie  Poulsson. 

5.    Poems. 

(a)  Answer    to   a   Child's   Question,     Samuel   Taylor   Cole- 
ridge. 

-}.    Songs. 

(a)  My  Country,  'Tis  of  Thee!    A  First  Book  of  Vocal  Music. 
Eleanor  Smith. 

(b)  Columbia.  A  First  Book  in  Vocal  Music.     Eleanor  Smith. 

(c)  The  Star-Spangled  Banner,  A  First  Book  of  Vocal  Music. 
Eleanor  Smith. 

(d)  Flag    Song,    Small    Songs    for    Small    Singers.      W.    H. 
Xeidlinger. 


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B.    Work  of  the  Month— Continued. 

Jf.    Songs — ^Continued. 

e)  The   Drimi,   A   Fwst   Book   of  Vocal   Music.     Eleanor 

Smith. 
7)   Hail  Columbia,  A  Second  Booh  in  Vocal  Mtisic.    Eleanor 
Smith. 

Games. 

a)  Drop    the    Handkerchief,    Songs    of    the    Child-World, 
No.  I.     Jessie  L.  Gaynor. 

b)  Bean    Bag,    Ball    Race,    Hide    and    Seek,    Blind    Man's 
Buff,  and  other  indoor  games. 

c)  St.  Valentine's  Day,  Holiday  Songs.     Emilie  Poulsson, 

d)  Soldier   Boy,    Children's   Old   and   New   Singing   Games. 
Mari  Hofer. 

c)  We  March  Like  Soldiers,  Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No. 
I.    Jessie  L.  Gaynor. 

/)  March,    March,    March,   A   Dozen   and   Ttvo.    Louise   P. 

Warner. 
g)  Bugle  Calls. — Assembly,  Fatigue,  Forward  March,  Mess, 

Quick  Time,  Reveille,  Lie  Down,  Rise,  and  Halt. 
h)  Tenting   on   the    Old   Camp    Ground,   A    Third   Book  in 

Vocal  Music.    Eleanor  Smith. 
i)  The  Arch,  Songs,  Games  and  Rhymes.     Eudora  L.  Hail- 

mann. 
/)   The  Knights  and  the  Good  Child,   Songs  and  Music  of 

FroeheVs  Mother  Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 
k)  The  Lighthouse,  wind  and  waves,  without  music. 
I)  The  Musicians,  Kindergarten  Review,  September,  1903. 

Instrumental  Selections. 

a)  For  opening  exercises. 
Cradle  Song.     Grieg. 

b)  For  marching. 
Soldiers'  March.     Schumann. 

Gymnastic  Exercises.  -— 

a)  Arm  movements: 

Waving  of  flags. 

Saluting  flags. 

Saluting  ofHcers. 
ff)^  Leg  movements: 

Soldiers  marching. 

e)  Head  and  neck  movements: 
Looking  at  flags  on  poles  and  buildings. 
Bowing  of  cavalry  horses. 

d)  Body  movements: 
Drill  exercises  of  soldiers. 

e)  Breathing  exercises : 
Bugle  calls. 

/)  Toe  exercises : 

Drill  of  soldiers. 


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B.    WoBK  OF  THE  MoNTH — Continued. 

8.  aifts. 

(o)  Third,  Fourtii,  Fifth,  Seventh,  Eighth  and  Ninth  Gifts: 
Post  office  and  other  public  buildings. 
Letter  boxes. 
Public  conveyances. 

Illustration  of  drill  and  maneuvers  of  soldiers. 
Forts  and  camps. 
Lighthouses. 

9.  Hand  Work. 

(a)  Drawing  and  Fainting: 

Flags. 

Valentines. 
(&)  Cutting  and  Pasting: 

Badges  of  red,  white,  and  blue. 

Frames  for  pictures  of  Lincoln  and  Washington. 

(c)  Folding,  Cutting,  and  Pasting: 

Letters  and  valentines. 

(d)  Construction  Work: 

Pasteboard  letter  box  and  postman's  bag. 

(e)  Sand: 

•Soldier  eami>s. 

Illustrate  Dora  of  the  Lighthouse. 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  post  office. 

(6)  To  park  or  country  to  observe  aspect  of  nature  at  this 

season. 
(c)  To  Zoo  to  see  winter  quarters  of  animals. 

11.  Supplementary  Material, 
(a)  Flags  and  drums. 

(&)   Pictures  illustrating  various  subjects  treated. 

(c)  Mother  Play  picture, — ^The  Knights  and  the  Good  Child. 

VI.    MARCH. 
A.    Topics  of  the  Month. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

(a)  Mutual  helpfulness. 

2,  Home. 

(a)  The  furnishing  and  the  uses  of  the  separate  rooms  of 
the  house. 

S.    Community. 

(a)  The  street  cleaner. 

(ft)   Spring  work  of  the  farmer. 

(c)  Transportation. 


on 


A.  Topics  of  the  Month — Continued. 
4.    Nature. 

(a)  Wind. 
(&)   Water. 

(c)  Melting  of  snow  and  ice. 

(d)  Awakening  of  life. 

B.  WOBK  OF  THE  MONTH. 

1.    Talks. 

(a)  Ttie  house  in  -wliich  we  live: 

Number  of  rooms. 

Uses  of  each. 

Manner  of  furnishing. 

Uses  of  contents. 
(6)  The  farmer: 

Spring  plowing. 

(c)  Transportation: 

The  different  appliances  and  forces  for  this  purpose. 
The  carrying  of  people  and  of  messages. 
The  carrying  of  food,  clothing,  fuel. 
The  carrying  of  building  material. 

(d)  The  Wind: 

Different  kinds. 
Its  work : 

Transporting. 

Purifying. 

Drying. 

Gathering  and  dispersing  of  clouds. 

Turning  of  mills  and  weather  vanes. 
A  playfellow: 

Flying  kites. 

Turning  pin  wheels. 

Sailing  toy  boats. 

(e)  Water: 

Different  forms. 
Different  bodies. 
Uses : 

A  transporter. 

A  purifier. 

A  nourisher. 

A  motor  power. 

A  home  for  certain  animals. 
(/)  The  awakening  of  life  in  the  spring: 
Starting  of  sap  in  trees. 
Bursting  of  buds. 
Opening  of  early  flowers. 
Springing  of  grass. 
Germination  of  seeds. 
Reapi)earance  of  hibernating  animals. 
Return  of  birds. 


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B.     Work  of  the  Month — Coutiuued. 

2.     Stories. 

a)  The  Wind  and  the  ^im,  In  the  Child's  World.    Emilie 

Poulsson. 
;&)  Odysseus  and  the  Bag  of  Winds,  In  the  Child's  World. 
Emilie  Poulsson. 

c)  Coming   and   Going,   Kindergarten  Stories   and  Morning 
Talks.     Sara  E.  Wiltee. 

[d)  Little  Half  Chick,  For  the  Children's  Hour.    Carolyn  S. 
Bailey  and  Clara  M.  Lewis. 

[e)  The  Sleeping  Princess,  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.   Jane 
L.  Hoxie. 

[/)  Dunuy,  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.    Jane  L.  Hoxie. 

S.    Poems. 

a)   Windy  Nights.    Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 
&)   What  the  Winds  Bring.     Edmund  C.  Stedman. 
[€)   Song  of  the  Brook.     Alfred  Tennyson. 

d)  Who  Lakes  the  Rain?    For  the  Children's  Hour.    Caro- 
lyn S.  Bailey  and  Clara  M.  Lewis. 

e)  Blow,  Wind,  Blow!     The  Nursery  Rhyme  Book.  Andrew 
Lang. 

[/)  Boats  Sail  on  the  Rivers,  Sing  Song  Rhymes.    "Christina 
G.  Rossetti. 


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Songs. 

a)  The  Song  of  the  Rain,  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones. 

Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 
ft)   Sailing,  Sailing  (Sheet  music  published  by  Oliver  Ditson 

Company).     Godfrey  JVIarks. 
0)  Boating  Song,  Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  I.     Jessie 

L.  Gaynor. 

d)  Wind  Song,  Songs  for  Little  Children,  Part  I.  Eleanor 
iSmith. 

e)  Pussy  Willow,  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones.  Gert- 
rude Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

/)  The   Snow   Birds'    Message,   A   Primer  of   Vocal  Music. 

Eleanor  Smith. 
g)  The  Little  Trolls  are  Spinning,  A  Primer  of  Vocal  Music. 

Eleanor  iSmith. 

Games. 

a)  The  Golden  Boat  Song,  Golden  Boat.    L.  O.  Chant. 
&)  The  Fish  in   the  Brook,  Songs  and  Music  of  FroeheVs 
Mother  Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 

c)  The  Train,  The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E.  Bentley. 

d)  Honk!  Honk!  The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E.  Bentley. 

e)  The  Weather  Vane,  Songs  and  Music  of  Froehel's  Mother 
Play.    iSusan  E.  Blow. 

/)  The  Windmill,  Songs  and  Music  of  Froe^eVs  Mother 
Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 

g)  Flying  Kites  (any  music  appropriate  for  a  running  ex- 
ercise). 


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B.     Work  of  the  Month — Continued. 

5.  Games — Continued. 

(/«)  The  Trees,  Songs  and  Music  of  FroeheVs  Mother  Play. 

Susan  E.  Blow, 
(i)  The  Farmer,  Songs  and  Music  of  FroeheVs  Mother  Play. 

Susan  E.  Blow. 
(;■)  The  Farmer's  Animals,  Holiday  Songs.     Emilie  Poulsson. 
(k)   Mr.  Frog,  Small  Songs  fm-  Small  Singers.     W.  H.  Neid- 

linger, 
(/)  Dobbin's  Good-nigiht  (Song,  Seven  Children's  Songs.   Grieg. 

6.  Insiriimental  Selections, 
(a)  For  opening  exercises. 

,Sprfng's  Awakening,  Bach. 
(&)   For  marching. 
Aida,  Verdi. 

7.  Oymnastic  Exercises. 
(o)  Arm  Movements: 

Swaying  trees. 
Flying  birds. 
Weather  vane. 
Windmill, 
Rowing. 
(&)  Leg  Movements:  » 

•  Hopping  birds. 
Stepping  across  brook. 
Wading. 
Messenger  boy. 

(c)  Head  and  Neck  Movements: 

Birds  and  chickens  drinking. 
Looking  at  flying  kites. 
Looking  at  clouds. 

(d)  Body  Movements: 

Weather  vane. 
Cleaning  streets. 
Stooping  to  drink  at  brook. 
Bending  of  trees. 

(e)  Breathing  Exercises: 

Noises  of  wind  and  water. 
Blowing  pin  wheel. 
(/)  Toe  Exercises: 

Trying  to  pick  pussy  willows. 

Walking  on  tiptoes  to  keep  from  wetting  feet. 

8.  Gifts. 

(a)   First,    Second,    Third,    Fourth,    Fifth,    Seventh,    Eighth, 
Ninth,   Eleventh,   and  Thirteenth   Gifts: 

Houses,  rooms,  furniture,  mills,  bridges,  weather  vanes, 
wagons,  cars,  boats,  wheels,  automobiles,  balloons. 
Telegraph    and    telephone   lines. 
Car  tracks. 


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B.    WoBK  OF  THE  MoNTH-^Contiuued. 

8.  Gifts — Continued. 

(a)   First,    Second,    Third,    Fourth,    Fifth,    Seventh,    Eighth 
Ninth,  Eleventh,  and  Thirteenth  Gifts — Continued. 

Boxes,  barrels,  trunks,  and  other  receptacles  for  hold- 
ing transported  articles. 
Tools  of  the  farmer  and  of  the  street  cleaner. 

9.  Hand  Work. 
( a )   Drawing : 

Windmills,  weather  vanes,  vehicles  for  transportation 
purposes. 
(&)  Painting: 

Pussy  willow  twig. 

(c)  Folding:  ^ 

furniture,  boxes,  bags,  kites,  pin  wheels. 

(d)  Sewing: 

Doll's  clothing. 

(e)  Weaving: 

Lamp  mat. 
(/)   Construction  work  with  miscellaneous  materials: 

Windmills,  water  wheels,  weather  vanes,  boats,  wagons, 

bridges. 
(g)   Sand: 

Representations  of  different  bodies  of  water. 

10.  Excursions. 

(fl)  To  near-by  bodies  of  water. 

(&)  To  park  or  country  to  observe  swelling  buds,  springing 

grass,  awakening  of  animal  life, 
(c)  To  the  country  to  see  the  spring  plowing. 

11.  Supplementary  Material, 
(a)  Buds,  twigs,  bulbs,  seeds. 

(&)   Life  in  the  terrarium  and  aquarium. 

(c)  House  plants. 

(d)  Pictures  illustrating  talks  and  stories. 

(e)  Mother  Play  Picture,— The  Weather  Vane. 

VII.    APRIL. 

A.    Topics  of  the  Month. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

(a)   Beautifying  of  rooms. 

{h)  The  spring  house  cleaning. 

Cleaning  and  arranging  supply  cuptboards. 
(c)  Friedrich  Froebel's  birthday. 

2.  Home. 

(a)  Changes  in  clothing. 

(b)  House  cleaning. 


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A.  Topics  of  the  Month — Continued. 

3.  Community, 
(a)  Easter. 

(&)   Street-paving,    digging   of   sewers,    working   on   country 

roads, 
(c)  Cleaning  of  streets,  parks,  and  yards. 

4.  Nature. 

(a)   Germination  of  seeds. 
(&)  Trees  and  buds. 

(c)  Flowers. 

(d)  Birds  and  animals. 

B.  Work  of  the  Month. 

1.  Talks, 
(a)  Home: 

Mother's  activities  in  early  spring : 
Cleaning  and  care  of  rooms  and  furnishings. 
Care  of  clothing : 
Buying,  mending. 

Adjusting  to  meet  changes  in  weather. 
(&)  Friedrich  Froebel: 

His  birthday. 

What  he  did  for  little  children. 

His  own  childhood. 

His  love  of  nature. 
(C)  Easter: 

Meaning  of  day. 

Easter  lilies  and  other  flowers. 

Easter  eggs  and  rabbits. 

The  chrysalis  and  butterfly. 
id)  The  passing  of  winter  and  coming  of  summer; 

Growing  grass. 

Opening  buds. 

Springing  seeds. 

Planting  of  seeds  and  bulbs. 

Spring  habits  of  animals : 
Frogs,  turtles,  flshes,  snails,  snakes,  flies,  bees,  butter- 
flies. 

Birds : 

Nest  building. 
Care  of  young. 
Songs, 
(e)  Activities  on  the  street : 

The  laborer  who  digs  the  sewer,  cleans  the  street,  and 

performs  other  disagreeable  but  necessary  work. 

2.  Stories. 

(a)  The  Fairy  Shoes.    A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.    Jane  L. 

Hoxie. 
(&)  Coming  and  Going.     Kindergarten  Stories  and  Morning 

Talks.     Sara  E.  AViltse. 


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B.    WoBK  OF  THE  MONTH — Continued. 

2.    Stories — Continued. 

(c)  Rhoecus.    Stories  of  Old  Greece.    Emma  M.  Firth. 

(d)  Tlie  Brownies.  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.  Jane  L. 
Hoxie. 

(e)  Dust  under  the  Rug.     Mother  Stories.     Maud  Lindsay. 
(/)  The  Snowdrop.    The  Children's  Hour.    Carolyn  S.  Bailey 

and  Clara  M.  Lewis. 
{g)  Froggj's  Adventure.    A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.    Jane 
L.  Hoxie. 

8.    Poems. 

(a)  The  Voice  of  the  Grass.     Sarah  Roberts. 

lb)  The  Cow.     Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

(c)  The  Bluebird.     Emily  Huntington  Miller. 

id)   What  Does  Little  Birdie  Say?    Alfred  Tennyson. 

(e)  The  Little  Plant.    In  the  Child's  World.    Emilie  Poulsson. 

(/)  Baby  Seed  Song.     E.  Nesbit. 

4.    Songs. 

(a)  "B0&&1/"  Redbreast.  The  Song  Primer.  Alys  E. 
Bentley.  •  \ 

(&)  Flying  Song,  Song  Stories  for  the  Kindergarten.  Mil- 
dred J.  and  Patty  S.  Hill. 

(c)  All  the  Birds  Have  Come  Again.  Songs  and  Games  for 
Little  Ones.    Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

id)  Over  the  Bare  Hills  Far  Away.  Songs  and  Games  for 
Little  Ones.    Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

(e)  Plant  Song.    A  Dozen  and  Two.    Louise  P.  Warner. 

(/)  Snowdrops  and  Violets.  Song  Echoes  from  Child  Land. 
Harriet  S.  Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 

{g)  The  First  Flying  Lesson.  Small  Songs  for  Small  Singers. 
W.  H.  Neidlinger. 

ih)  On  Froebel's  Birthday.    Holiday  Songs.    Emilie  Poulsson. 

(i)  At  Easter  Time.  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones.  Ger- 
trude Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

6.    Gaines. 

(a)  In  a  Hedge.    Songs  for  Little  Children,  Piirt  I.    Eleanor 

Smith, 
(ft)  The  Little  Plant.    Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Poulsson. 
(c)   See-Saw.     Songs  of   the   Child-World,   No.    I.     Jessie   L. 

Gay  nor. 
\{d)  The  Giants.    Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  I.    Jessie  L. 

Gaynor. 
(e)  The  Brownies.    Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  I.     Jessie 

L.  Gaynor. 
(/)  Rhythm  Game.     Songs  of  the  Child-World,  No.  I.     Jessie 

L.  Gaynor. 
{g)  Dancing  Song.     A  First  Book  in  Vocal  Music.     Eleanor 

Smith. 
{h)  Hansel  and  Gretel  Dance.    Children's  Old  and  tJew  Sing- 
ing Gamcfi.    Mari  Hofer. 


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B.     Work  of  the  Month — Continued. 

5.  Games — Continued. 

(i)  Transformation    Game.    Songs   and   Music    of    FroeheVB 

Mother  Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 
(j)  Ball   Games,   Running   Games,   Rolling    Hoop,    Skipping 

Rope,    Spinning    Top    and    imitations    of   other    outdoor 

sports. 

6.  Instrumental  Selections, 
(a)   For  opening  exercises. 

The  Spring  Song.    Mendelssohn. 
(&)   For  marching. 
Lenore.    Rafif. 

7.  Gymnastic  Exercises, 
{a)  Arm  movements: 

Roliing  Easter  eggs. 
Digging  for  seed  planting. 
Flying  birds. 
X6)  I^g  movements: 

Flying  and  hopping  birds. 
Running  on  errands  for  mother. 

(c)  Head  and  neck  movements: 

Bird  drinking. 

Bird  putting  head  under  wing. 

Looking  for  birds  in  trees  and  in  the  sky, 

(d)  Body  movements: 

Bending  to  pick  up  scraps  of  paper  on  street,  in  park 
or  in  house. 

(e)  Breathing  exercises: 

Whistling  of  birds. 
Calling  to  playmates. 
(/)  Toe  exercises : 

The  child  a  bouncing  ball. 

8.  Gifts. 

(a)  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh, 
Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth,  and  Thirteenth 
Gifts : 

The  kindergarten  and  its  furnishings. 

The  home  and  its  furnishings. 

Parks,  streets,  sewers,  roads. 

Places  where  birds  build  their  nests. 

Homes  of  animals. 

Forms  illustrating  incidents  of  Froebel's  childhood. 

9.  Hand  Work. 

(a)  Drawing  and  painting: 

Easter  flowers,  eggs,  and  rabbits. 
(h)  Pasting: 

Decorative  border  design  from  conventionalized  rabbit 

form, 
(c)  Coloring  of  eggshells  after  the  eggs  have  been  boiled. 


B.    "Work  of  the  Month— Continued. 
9.    Hand  Work — Continued. 

(d)  Making,  with  the  help  of  sealing-wax,  paint,  pas-te,  and 
paper,  eggshell  cups,  sailboats,  etc. 

(e)  Blue  prints: 

Spring  flowers. 
(/)   Sewing: 

Frames  for  Easter  pictures. 
(g)   Raphia  winding: 

Basket  for  Easter  eggs  or  flowers. 
(h)  Construction  work,  with  "outside  material": 

Dustpan,  pail,  broom,  etc.,  used  in  house  cleaning. 
(i)   Sand: 
»^  Streets,  parks,  etc. 

(;)   Clay: 

Bird's  nest  and  eggs.  » 

Easter  eggs. 

Rabbit, 
(fc)  Wood  work: 

Window  box  for  seed  planting. 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  park  or  country  to   observe  progress  in   grow^th  of 

grass  and  development  of  buds. 
(6)   To  park  or  country  to  observe  the  birds. 

(c)  To  park  or  country  to  observe  'the  spring  habits  of  ani- 
mals. 

(d)  To  pond  or  march  to  gather  frog's  eggs. 

11.  Supplementfiry  Material, 
(a)   Spring  flowers. 

(6)  Small  animals  that  Ihibernate. 

(c)  Life  in  iterrarium  and  aquarium. 

(d)  Buds,  nests,  cocoons. 

(e)  Pictures  of  Friedrich  Froebel. 
(/)  Mother  Play  picture, — The  Nest. 

(g)  Pictures  presenting  symbolism  of  Easter  time. 
(h)  Chickens,  eggs. 

VIII.    MAY  AND  JUNE. 

A.    Topics  of  the  Months. 

1.  Kindergarten. 

(a)  Garden  beds  in  yard: 

Planting,  watering,  weeddng. 

2.  Home. 

(a)  Games  and  sports  in  house  and  yard, 
(ft)  Care  of  garden  beds  and  yards. 


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A.  Topics  of  the  Months — Continued. 

3.     Community. 

(a)  May  Day  Festival. 

(^)  Games  and  sports  in  park  and  street. 

(g)   Spring  work  of  the  farmer. 

/.     Nature, 
(a)  Trees. 
(h)  Flowers. 

(c)  Birds. 

(d)  Insects.  ,  • 

(e)  Summer. 

B.  WOBK   OF  THE  MONTHS. 

i.     Talks. 

(a)  The  common  wild  flowers: 

Manner  and  place  of  growth. 

Colors,  odors,  forms. 

Use  of  flowers  to  insects  and  of  insects  to  flowers. 

(b)  Examination  and  discussion  of  twigs,  buds,  leaves,  trees. 
{€)  Observation  of  the  growth  of  seedlings. 

(d)  Bees: 

Kinds,  appearance,  homes. 
Honey  gathering,  wax  making. 
Care  of  hive,  care  of  young. 
Use  to  plants  and  animals. 

(e)  Butterflies,  moths,  and  caterpillars: 

Appearance. 

Food. 

Cocoon  and  chrysalis  making. 

Transformation. 

Uses. 
(/)  Insect  life  in  general : 

Appearance,    habits,    and   uses   of   ants,   spiders,    flies, 

crickets,  grasshoppers,  and  wasps. 
(</)   The  farmer's  spring  work: 

Preparation  of  ground. 

Sowing  and  planting. 

Hoeing,  weeding,  harrowing. 
(h)  Grass: 

Growth. 

Harvesting. 

Cutting,  curing,  storing. 

Uses. 
(i)   The  cow: 

Her  products. 

2.     Stories. 

(a)  The  Queen  Bee.    Household  Tales.    Grimm  Brothers. 
(h)   Pieciola.     A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.    Jane  L.  Hoxie. 

(c)  What  Happened  on  the  Road  to  Grandfather  Goodfield's.- 
A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.     Jane  L.  Hoxie. 


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B.    Work  of  the  Months — Continued. 

2.  Stmies — Continued. 

(d)  The  Lost  Comb.  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book.  Jane  L. 
Hoxie. 

(e)  Dunny.    A  Kinderf/arten  Story  Book.     Jane  L.  Hoxie. 
(/)  A    Barn    Yard    Talk.     In    the    Child's    World.     Emilie 

Poulsson. 
(g)  The  Life  of  a  Silkwonn.    In  the  Child's  World.    Emilie 
Poulsson. 

3.  Poems. 

(a)  The  Cow.     Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

(6)  The  Little  Plant.  In  the  Child's  World.  Emilie  Pouls- 
son. 

(c)  There  Was  a  Tree  -Stood  in  the  Ground.  '0/d  School 
Reader. 

(d)  If  All  the  Seas  Were  One  Sea.  Nursery  Rhymes.  Hal- 
lowell. 

4.  Songs. 

(a)  May  Day.     May  Day)  Revels.    Novello,  Ewer  &  Co.,  Pub. 
(6)  Away   Among  the  Blossoms.    Merry  Songs  and  Games, 

Clara  B.  Hubbard, 
(c)  Little    Gripsy    Dandelion.    A    Primer    of    Vocal    Music. 

Eleanor  Smith. 
{d)  A   Song  lor    Suimuer.     Stories  in  Song.       Elizabeth   U. 

Emerson  and  Kate  L.  Brown. 

(e)  Summer  Song.  Song  Stories  for  the  Kindergarten.  Mil- 
dred J.  and  Patity  S.  Hill. 

(/)  A  Little  Boy's  Walk.    Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Poulsson. 

(g)  The  Caterpillar.     Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Poulsson. 

(h)  The  Toad's  Mistake.  The  Song  Primer.  Alys  E.  Bent- 
ley. 

(i)   Baby  Bye.     Flag  of  the  Free  Collection. 

(j)  Grass  Mowing.  Songs  and  Music  of  FroebeVs  Mother 
Play.     Susan  E.  Blow. 

(fe)  A  Summer  Lullaby.  A  First  Book  in  Vocal  Music.  Elea- 
nor Smith. 

(?)  The  Little  Elf.  (1  First  Book  in  Vocal  Music.  Eleanor 
Smith. 

(m)  Farmyard  Song.    Seven  Children's  Songs.    Grieg. 

5.  Games. 

(a)  May  iSong, — an  old  English  festival  song.  Wilkinson 
Collection. 

(b)  Fly  Singing  Bird, — adapted  from  trio.     K<iward  Elgar. 

(c)  Caterpillar  Song.  Kindergarten  Rcrieiv,  March,  1902. 
Frances  E.  Jacobs. 

(d)  The  Counting  Lesson.     Finger  Plays.     Emilie  Pouls.son. 

(e)  Busy  Bees.  Songs,  Games  and  Rhymes.  Eudora  L. 
Hailmann. 

(/)  The  Bee.     The  Song  Primer.     Alys  E.  Bentley. 


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B.    Work  op  the  Months — ^Continued. 

5.  Games — Continued. 

((J)  Smelling  Game.  Sonr/s  and  Games  for  lAttle  Ones. 
Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  S.  Jenks. 

(h)  The  Storm.  Music,  first  four  measures  of  "The  Snail" 
in  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones.  Gertrude  Walker 
and  Harriet  S.  Jenks.* 

(i)  Imitations  of  all  kinds  of  outdoor  sports  and  games  ac- 
companied by  appropriate  rhythmic  music  on  piano. 

(y)  The  SAving.  Second  Book  in  Vocal  Music.  Eleanor 
Smith. 

6.  Instrumental  Selections, 
(a)  For  opening  exercises. 

Wild  Rose.     MacDowell. 
(&)   For  marching. 

Dorothy.     Seymour  Smith. 

7.  Gymnastic  Exercises. 
(a)   Arm  movements: 

Swinging  of  scythe. 

Flying  of  bees,  butterflies,  and  birds. 
(h)   Leg  movements: 

Mowing  of  grass. 

Flying. 

Children  at  play, 
(c)   Head  and  neck  movements: 

Swaying  and  nodding  of  flowers. 
{d)  Body  movements. 

Working  in  garden.         % 

Picking  flowers, 
(e)   Breathing  exercises: 

Noises  of  insects. 
(/)   Toe  exercises: 

Growing  of  grass  and  flowers. 

8.  Gifts. 

(a)  First,  Second,  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh, 
Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh,  Twelfth,  and  Thirteenth 
Gifts : 

Garden  beds  and  fields. 

Trees  in  woods  where  wild  flowers  grow. 

Fences  on  farms. 

Paths  and  roads  through  fields  and  meadows. 

Farm  buildings. 

Farmer's  tools  and  vehicles. 

Beehives  and  honey  boxes. 

Toys  used  in  games'  and  sports. 

*  ' '  Hear   the   softly   falling   showers 
Calling  to   {he   grass   and  flowers. 
Hear   the   gently   whispering  breeze 
Sighing  softly   through   the   trees. 
Hear   the  mighty  rushing  gaje 
Bounding  over  hill   and  dale. 
See   the   vivid   lightning  flash, 
Hear  the  roaring  thunder  crash." 


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B.     Work  of  the  Months — Continued. 

9.  Hand  Work. 

(a)  Drawing  and  painting: 

Illustrations  of  talks  and  stories. 

Flowers. 
(&)   Blue  prints: 

Flowers, 

(c)  Cutting: 

Flower  forms. 

(d)  Pasting: 

Decorative  designs  with  conventionalized  butterfly  and 
flower  forms. 

(e)  Folding:  ^ 

Butterfly. 

May  baskets. 

May  caps. 
(/)   Sewing: 

May  caps. 
(g)   Weaving: 

May  baskets. 
{h)   Sand: 

Section  of  park  where  May  dance  is  conducted, — use 

stick  for  pole,  colored  worsted  for  ribbons,  and  paper 

dolls  for  children, 
(i)  Clay: 

Toys. 

Farmer's  tools. 

Flower  jar.  ♦ 

10.  Excursions. 

(a)  To  country  or  woods  to  gather  wild  flowers. 

(b)  To  country  or  park  to  observe  changes  in  trees. 

(c)  To  country  or  park  to  observe  insects. 

(d)  To  farm  to  observe  spring  work  and  growth  of  croi>t. 

(e)  To  apiary  to  observe  bees. 

(/)  To  park  or  field  for  May  party. 

11.  Supplementary  Materml. 

(a)  Caterpillars,  cocoons,  butterflies,  and  moths. 

(b)  Bees  and  other  insects. 

(c)  Honey,  honeycomb,  and  wax. 
id)   Wasps'  nests. 

(e)  Flowers,  leaves,  buds,  twigs. 

(/)  Mother  Play  picture, — Grass  Mowing. 


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A  NATURE  PROGRAM. 

I.  Purpose. 

A.  To  awaken  an  interest  in  natural  phenomena. 

B.  To  call  forth  a  fostering  spirit  or,  in  other  words,  to  develop 

a  feeling  of  sympathy,  care,  and  fellowship  for  plants  and 
animals. 

II.  Means  Employed. 

A.  Care  of  pet  animals. 

B.  Cultivation  of  plants. 

C.  Excursions  to  park  and  country. 

D.  Nature  materials  brought  into  the  kindergarten. 

E.  Songs,  stories,  poems,  and  talks  relating  to  plant  and  animal 

life  and  to  other  natural  phenomena. 

F.  Pictures. 

III.  General  Topics  fob  the  Year. 

A.  Animal  Life. 

1.  Birds  in  the  fall  and  winter. 

2.  Birds  in  the  spring  and  summer. 

3.  Bees.  v 

4.  Butterflies. 

5.  Ants,  wasps,  crickets,  grasshoppers,  spiders,  flies. 

6.  Pet  animals. 

7.  Domestic  animals. 

8.  Fishes,  frogs,  toads,  turtles,  snakes,  snails. 

B.  Vegetable  Life. 

1.  Flowers. 

2.  Trees  in  the  fall  and  winter. 

3.  Trees  in  the  spring  and  summer. 

4.  Seeds  and  nuts  in  the  autumn. 

5.  Seeds  in  the  spring. 

6.  Fruit. 

7.  Grains  and  vegetables. 

C.  The  Elements. 

1.  Wind. 

2.  Water. 

(a)  Bodies  of.    , 
(&)  Forms  of. 

(1)  Rain. 

(2)  Frost. 

(3)  Ice. 

(4)  Snow. 

3.  Light. 

(a)   Sources  of. 

(1)  Sun. 

(2)  Moon. 

(3)  Stars. 


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lY.    Teachers'  References. 

A.  ^'ature  Study  and  Life.     Ciffton  F.  Hodge.     Boston,  Ginn 
&  Co. 

B.  Tenants  of  an  Old  Farm.     Henry  C.  McCook.     New  York, 
Fords,  Howard  &  Hurlbert. 

C.  Text-Book    in    General    Zoology.      Henry    R.    Linville    and 
Henry  A.  Kelly.    Boston,  Ginn  &  Co. 

D.  Familiar  Trees  and  Their  Leaves.     F.   Schuyler  Mathews. 
New  York,  D.  Appleton  &  Co. 

E.  The  Tree  Book.     Julia  E.  Rogers.     New  York,  Doubleday, 
Page  &  Co. 

F.  Field    Book    of    Ameriean    Wild    Flowers.     F.     Schuyler 
JMathews.     New  I'ork,  G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons. 

G.  Familiar    Flowers     of    Field     and     Garden.      F.    Schuyler 
Mathews.     New  York,  D.  Appleton  &  C^. 

H.    How   to   Know   the   Wild   Flowers.     Mrs.    William    Starr 

Dana.     New  York,  Charles  Scribner's  Sons. 
I.     Bird  Life.     Frank  M.  Chapman.     New  York,  D.  Appleton 

&  Co. 
J.     Handbook  of  Birds  of  Eastern  North  America.     Frank  M. 

Chapman.     New  York,  D.  Appleton  &  Co. 
K.     Bird  Neighbors.     Neltje  Blanchan.     New  York,  Doubleday, 

Page  &  Co. 
L.     Field  Book  of  Wild  Birds  and  Their  Music.    F.   Schuyler 

Mathews.     New  York,  G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons. 
M.     Birds    and   Bees.     John     Burroughs.       Boston,    Houghton, 

Mifflin  &  Co. 
N.     The   Bee   People.     Margaret   W.    Morley.     Chicago,   A.    C. 

McClurg  &  Co. 
O.     The  Insect  Book.    Leland  O.  Howard.    New  York,  Double- 
day,  Page  &  Co. 
P.     The  Butterfly  Book.     W.  J.  Holland.     New  York,  Double- 
day,  Page  &  Co. 
Q.     The  Sea-Beach  at  Ebb  Tide.    Augusta  Foote  Arnold.    New 

YorJ\,  The  Century  Company. 
R.     American   Fishes.     G.     Brown    Goode.       Boston,    Estes    & 

Lauriat. 
S.     The  Frog  Book.    Mary  C.  Dickerson.    New  York,  Doubleday, 

Page  &  Co. 
T.     Squirrels  and  Other  Fur  Bearers.     John  Burroughs.     Bosh 

ton,  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co. 
U.    Domesticated  Animals.     Nathaniel  Southgate  Shaler.    New 

York,  Charles  Scribner's  Sons. 
V.    Star-Land.     Sir  Robert  Starwell  Ball.     Boston,  Ginn  &  Co. 
W.    The  Fairy-Land  of   Science.     Arabella    B.    Buckley.     New 

York,  D.  Appleton  &  Co. 
X.     The  Song  of  Life.     Margaret  W.   Morley.     Chicago,  A.  C. 

McClurg  &  Co. 
Y.    About  the  Weather.    Mark  W.  Harrington.     New  York,  D. 

Appleton  &  Co. 
Z.     Mother  Nature's  Children.      Allen  Walton  Gould.      Boston, 

Ginn  &  Co. 


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TOPICS  FOR  SEPTEMBER. 

A.  Inh'ecisj^^Ants,  Wasps,  Crickets,  Grasshoppers,  Spiders,  Flics, 

B,  Birds  in  the  Fall  and  Winter. 

WORK  FOR  SEPTEMBER.* 
A.     First  Week. 

GENERAL    SUBJECT, — ^INSECTS. 

1.  Monday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Let  the  children  name  all  the  insects  they  can.  Show 
a  colony  of  ants,  either  in  the  science  room  of  the 
school  or  in  their  natural  enviromnent  out  of  doors  in 
the  park  or  garden,  and  let  the  children  watch  these 
little  creatures  at  their  work.  Tell  how  ants  build 
their  homes,  get  their  food,  and  care  for  their  young. 

(6)  Gift: 

Blocks,  sticks,  or  tablets.  Make  field,  park,  or  road- 
way where  homes  of  ants  xire  to  be  found. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  Tray.    Make  ant-hills. 

2.  Tuesday, 
(a)   Talk: 

The  appearance  and  ihabits  of  social  wasps.  iShow 
nest  of  paper-making  wasp  and  tell  how  this  little  in- 
sect produces  the  paper  from  which  her  home  is  con- 
structed. (Show  nest  of  mud-dauber  and  mention  some 
of  the  interesting  peculiarities  of  the  solitary  wasp. 
Show  the  children  some  living  si>eeimens  of  wasps  or, 
better  still,  take  them  where  they  may  see  a  wasps' 
nest  and  wasps  at  work  in  their  natural  environment. 

(ft)   Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks.  Represent  trees  and  shrubs  or  out- 
houses and  porches  where  wasps'  nests  are  often  found. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing.     Represent  nest  of  paper-making  wasp. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Show  living  specimens  or  good  pictures  of  crickets  and 
grasshoppers,  or  take  the  children  to  the  field  to  ob- 
serve the  movements  and  to  hear  the  songs  of  these 
insects.  Tell  how  these  little  creatures  make  their 
music,  get  their  food,  and  deposit  their  eggs. 
(6)   Gift: 

Peg  boards.    Inclose  a  field  or  meadow. 


*  Although  detailed  suggestions  are  made  for  only  two  weeks  of  nature 
work  during  each  month,  it  will  not  be  possible  or  desirable  for  the  kinder- 
gartner,  wishing  to  follow  this  plan  of  work,  to  crowd  all  the  proposed 
exercises  into  her  monthly  program.  It  is  taken  for  granted  that  she 
will  select  only  those  suited  to  the  needs  and  the  environment  of  her 
pupils,    leaving    the    rest    untouched. 


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A.  FiiiST  Week— Continued. 

3.  Wednesday — Continued. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Stringing  of  beads,  disks,  and  straws  or  of  nature 
material  collected  during  walk. 

4.  Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  spider.  Her  form,  color,  nest,  web,  food,  etc.  Ob- 
serve living  spiders  and  watch  them  at  work  if  i)os- 
sible.  Tell  story  of  "Arachne"  in  Emma  Firth's 
Stories  of  Old  Greece. 

(6)   Gift: 

Sticks.     Lay  in  form  of  spider  web. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Draw  Sjpider  web. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  appearance,  habits,  and  uses  of  the  housefly. 
Read  A  Letter  from  a  Fly  in  The  Child-Gardeti  for 
September,  1803.  Repeat  the  poem  Baby  Bye  by  Theo- 
dore Til  ton. 

(&)   Gift: 

Sticks  or  blocks  or  tablets.  Represent  window  where 
the  flies  love  to  congregate. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  window. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL   SUBJECT, — BIRDS  IN  THE  FALL  AND   WINTER. 

1.  Monday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  migration  of  birds.  The  kind  of  birds  that  go 
south  and  why  they  go.  What  they  do  while  in  the 
warmer  climia^te.  Interest  the  ichildren  in  watching 
for  the  migratory  flight  of  birds,  which  may  sometimes 
even  be  seen  from  the  window  of  the  city  kindergarten. 

(&)   Gift: 

Sticks  or  blocks  or  tablets.  Make  representations  of 
cages  and  bird  houses  in  the  park  where  various  birds 
are  confined,  especially  during  the  fall  and  winter 
months. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  or  tear  bird  form. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Name   birds   that  do  not  migrate.    Tell   the  story  of 
Coming  and   Goiny  from   Henry  Ward   Beecher's  Nor- 
xoood,   or   The   Crane  Express   from   Emilie   Poulsson's 
•  In  the.  Child's  World. 

V 


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B.     SncoND  Week — Contiuued. 

2.     Tuesday — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

BIocl^s.     Make  section  of  tree  in  which  children  haye 
seen  the  hojne  of  a  woodpeclver. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand.  Use  twigs  and  bits  of  cotton  wool  and  repre- 
sent a  section  .of  the  park  or  country  showing  trees 
with  empty  nests  left  by  migratory  birds. 

5.     Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Describe  our  winter  birds  and  their  habits, — the  pig- 
eon, crow,  nuthatch,  chicadee,  woodpecker,  junco,  house 
sparrow,  etc.  Siliow  Froebel's  Mother  Play  iiieture. 
The  Pigeon  House. 

(6)   Gift: 

Tablets.  Make  picture  of  bird  house  in  tree,  or  of 
pigeon  house  on  pole. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing.  Make  pigeon  house  or  other  bird  houses,  or 
pictures  of  birds. 

Ji.     Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  molting  of  birds  and  their  acquisition  of  new  coats 
of  down  and  feathers.  Relate  anecdotes  sliowing  how 
some  birds  obtain  focxl  and  shelter  during  the  winter 
months. 

{b)   Gift: 

lilocks.  Represent  different  places  where  house  spar- 
rows seek  protection  from  the  winter  weather, 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Tasting.  .Make  decorative  border  design  using  conven- 
tionalized pigeon  or  sparrow  form  as  a  unit. 

5.     Friday. 

(«)   Talk: 

(General  review  of  w^eekly  story  and  discussions.  Lead 
the  children  to  talk  aboiit  their  canaries  or  other  pet 
birds. 

(/>)   Gift: 

Lentils.  Make  pictures  of  birds,  bird  cages,  birds' 
drinking  glass,  bath  tub,  and  seed  tray. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Clay.    Model  pet  dove  or  canary. 

TOPICS   FOR   OCTOBER. 

A.  Trees  in  the  Fall  and  Winter. 

B.  Seeds  and  Nuts  in  the  Autumn, 


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WORK  FOR  OCTOBER. 
A.     First  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — TREES  IN  THE  FALL  AND  WINTER. 
1.     Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Observe  the  tr-ees  and  contrast  their  present  appearance 
with  that  of  the  spring.    Examine  the  fruit  of  different 
trees,  both  dry  and  fleshy. 
{h)   Gift: 

Peg  boards.     Inclose  field  containing  trees,  or  roadway 
or  avenue  bordered  by  trees, 
(c)   Hand   Work: 

Sand  tray.  By  means  of  bare  twigs  and  those  contain- 
ing leaves,  represent  a  patch  of  wood  as  it  appears  in 
the  summer  and  as  it  appears  in  the  late  fall  and 
winter. 

».    Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  formation  and  protection  of  buds  in  the  fall.  The 
ripened  and  falling  leaves.  The  function  of  leaves  in 
the  spring  and  summer.  How  leaves  act  as  a  protection 
for  roots  and  seeds  in  the  winter.  Leaves  as  a  fer- 
tilizer. Encourage  the  children  to  gather  and  press 
pretty-colored  autumn  leaves. 

(5)  Gift: 

Blocks.    Furniture  forms  made  from  wood, 
(c)   Hand   Work: 

Cutting  or  tearing  of  leaf  fonns. 

S.     Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  manner  in  which  trees  provide  for  the  protection 

and  scattering  of  their  seeds.     Recite  Susan  Coolidge's 

poem,  Hoic  the  Leaves  Came  Down. 
(ft)   Gift: 

Lentils.    Outline  leaf  forms, 
(c)   Hand   Work: 

Pasting.    Leaf  form  used  as  unit  of  design. 

J^.     Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  Story  of  The  Anxious  Leaf,  from  Henry  Ward 
Beecher's  'Noricood,  or  Rhoecus,  from  Elmma  Firth's 
Stones  of  Old  Greece.   ' 

(6)  Gift: 

Sticks.    Make  a  picture  of  a  tree  with  branches  pointing 
upward  like  the  Lombardy  poplar,  one  with  branches 
drooping    Hke     the     weeping     willow,     and     one    with 
branches  nearlv  horizontal  like  the  apple  tree, 
(c)   Hand   Work: 

Stringing  of  nuts  or  winged  seeds  from  trees. 


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A.  First  Week — Continued. 

0.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  winter  sleep  of  trees.    The  different  uses  of  trees 

to  man.     Touch  on  logging  and  lumbering. 
(h)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  lumber  camp  in  wood  or  build  log  house. 
(c)   Hand   Work: 

Roll  cylinders  from  intertwining  strips  and  construct 

log  raft  or  log  house. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT,— SEEDS  AND  NUTS  IN  THE  AUTUMN. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)   Talk: 

Show  a*variety  of  seeds  and  seed  pods.    Tell  how  plants 

work  for  the  development  and  protection  of  their  seeds ; 

or  go   to   the  country   and  gather   as  many   kinds  of 

seeds  as  possible. 
(&)  Gift: 

Blocks,  sticks,  or  peg  boards.     Represent  field  of  grain, 

grove  of  nut  trees,  or  avenue  of  maples, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Stringing  of  seed  pods,  seeds,  or  nuts. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Dissemination  of  seeds  and  nuts  by  means  of  wind  and 
of  animals.  Seeds  that  have  wings  and  feathery  at- 
tachments. Seeds  that  have  hooks  and  shaip  points. 
Seeds  that  have  fleshy  envelopes.  Seeds  that  are  good 
for  food. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Make  boxes  for  holding  seeds. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  seed  pocket,  box,  or  basket. 

S.     Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Gathering  and  storing  of  seeds.  Seeds  used  as  food, 
as  medicine,  for  dyeing  purposes,  for  the  production  of 
perfumes.     Seeds  used  for  ornamentation. 

(&)   Gift: 

Lentils.    Make  forms  of  symmetry. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Pasting.  Arrangement  of  winged  seeds  in  form  of 
decorative  design. 

4.    Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  process  which  some  seeds  undergo  for  the  pro- 
duction of  meal  and  flour.     Visit  gris.tmill,  af  possible. 

(&)  Gift: 

Blocks.     Illustrate  process  discussed  during  talk, 


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B.    Second  Week — Continued. 

4.  Thursday — Continued, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.  Lay  designs  with  bright-colored  seeds,  or 
reduce  kernels  of  wheat  or  corn  to  flour  or  meal  by 
means  of  mortar  and  pestle,  or  go  to  school  kitchen  and 
cook  some  simple  cereal  for  the  kindergarten  luncheon. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Review  talks   of  the  week,   or  go  to  the  country  to 

gather  nuts. 
(&)  Gift: 

Free  choice  of  material  and  free  play, 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Make  impressions  of  acorn  and  oak  leaf  in  clay ;  or 

paste  decorative  design,  using  oak  leaf  and  acorn  for 

motive;  or  make  toys  from  acorns,  horse-chestnuts  and 

toothpicks. 

TOPICS  FOR  NOVEMBER. 

A.  FruU. 

B.  Grains  and  Vegetables. 

WORK  FOR  NOVEMBER. 
A.     First  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — ^FRUIT. 

1.  Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Ask  the  children  to  name  the  common  fleshy  fruits. 
Refer  each  fruit  mentioned  to  the  kind  of  tree  or  vine 
upon  which  it  grew.  Show  several  kinds  of  fruits  and 
discuss  their  forms  and  colors. 

(b)  Gift: 

Blocks  and  worsted  balls.  Build  fruit  stand  and  place 
balls  (fruit)  upon  it.  Let  the  children  play  at  buying 
and  selling  fruit. 

(c)  Hand  W^ork  : 

Drawing  or  painting  of  apple,  pear,  orange,  lemon,  or 
banana. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Show  how  fruit  develops  from  tiny  buds.     Play  sense 
,  games,  comparing  different  fruits  as  to  form,  size,  color, 
texture,  odor,  and  flavor. 

(l»)  Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  boxes,  barrels,  and  baskets  for  holding 
fruit. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Pasting.  Decorative  border  made  from  conventional- 
ized fruit  forms. 


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A.  First  Week — ^Continued. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  outside  and  internal  appearance  of  different  fruits. 

Show  "  blossom  "  in  apple.     Discuss  the  uses  of  fruit 

to  man  and  to  animals. 
(&)  Gift: 

Peg   boards,   sticks,   or   blocks.     Inclose   orchard,   and 

plant   in   the   inclosure   apple,   pear,   cherry,   or  plum 

trees, 
(c)   Hand' Work: 

Cut   fruit   forms,   or   string   seeds   of   fruit,   or   make 

decorative  design  of  blot  work. 

4.  Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  harvesting  of  fruit. 

(&)  Gift: 

Sticks  and  Hailmann's  second  gift.  Make  wagon  and 
cover  with  boxes  and  barrels  of  fruit. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

Sand  tray.  Use  twigs  and  beads  and  represent  an 
orchard  with  fruit  still  hanging  on  the  trees.  Gather 
fruit  from  orchard  and  send  to  market. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)   Talk: 

Canning,  preserving,  and  drying  of  fruit. 
(&)  Gift: 
*  Blocks.     Make  fruit  warehouse,  or   cellar   for   storing 

preserved  fruit, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Clay.    Model  different  kinds  of  familiar  fruit. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT,— GRAINS  AND  VEGETABLES. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)   Talk: 

Get  the  children  to  name  all  the  grains  and  vegetables 
they  can.  Discuss  the  uses  of  these  fruits  of  the  field 
to  both  man  and  animal ;  or  take  the  children  to  the 
green  grocers,  and  let  them  identify  the  vegetables 
there. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  receptacles  for  holding  vegetables;  or 
make  grocery  store  and  stand. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Draw  or  paint  pumpkin, 

2.  Tuesday. 

(a)  Talk:  ' 

The  preparation  of  the  ground  for  planting  and  sow- 
ing. Care  of  growing  plants.  Harvesting  of  grain 
and  vegetables.  Recite  Miss  Poulsson's  finger  play, 
Hoic  the  Corn  Qreic, 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 

2.  Tuesday — Continued. 

(6)  Gift: 

Second  gift  and  sticks.  Use  sand  tray  and  plow,  plant, 
and  cultivate  field.  Watch  growing  grain,  and  finally 
harvest  it. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Pasting.  Decorative  border.  Use  conventionalized 
vegetable  or  grain  forms  for  units  of  design. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Transportation  and  distribution  of  vegetables. 

(6)  Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  wagon,  boat,  and  cars  for  carrying  vege- 
tables. 

(c)   Hand  W^ork : 

Make  baskets,  barrels,  bins,  and  wagons  from  ribbon 
bolts;  or  represent  cornfield  in  sand  tray,  using  raphia 
for  shocks  of  corn,  and  orange-colored  beads  for 
pumpkins. 

^.    Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Threshing  of  wheat  and  oats.  Husking  and  sbelling  of 
corn.  Grinding  of  grain.  Tell  story  of  The  Buckwheat 
from  Sara  Cone  Bryant's  How  to  Tell  Stories  to  CIUI- 
dren. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks  and  sticks,  or  tablets  and  sticks.  Represent 
threshing  floor,  flail,  grain  bins,  and  mill. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

Make  cornhusk  doll. 

5.    Friday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Recite  Thomas  Moore's  The  Potato  or  part  of  Whit- 
tier's  The  Corn  Song,  or  tell  an  adaptation  of  the 
Greek  myth  of  Persephone. 

(b)  Gift: 

Lentils.  Outline  vegetable  forms,  or  make  pictures 
illustrating  story. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Clay.     Model  ear  of  com  on  plaque,  or  model  jar  or 
plate   and  use  kernel  of  corn  to  press  around  edges 
of  modeled  dibh,  thus  producing  decorative  effect. 
S 

TOPICS  FOR  DECEMBER. 

A.  The  Squirrel. 

B.  Domestic  AnimaiS. 


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WORK  FOR  DECEMBER. 
A.     FiBST  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — THE   SQUIRREL. 

i.    Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Go  to  the  park  to  feed  and  observe  the  squirrels,  if  the 
day  be  mild  enough  for  the  gray  squirrels  to  appear ; 
or  play  with  the  pet  squirrel  of  the  kindergarten;  or 
study  pictures  of  squirrels.  Repeat  Miss  Poulsson's 
The  Squirrel;  or  recite,  with  appropriate  motions,  the 
finger  play,  Five  Little  Squirrels* 

(b)  Gift:  '       . 

Blocks,  sticks  or  tablets.  Make  hollow  tree  where 
squirrel  lives,  or  make  squirrel  cage. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Draw  or  paint  squirrel  or  string  some  of  the  nuts  he 
likes  to  eat. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  winter  habits  of  squirrels.  New  coats  of  fur, 
hibernation,  storing  of  food.  Tell  the  story  of 
Brownie  in  the  Kindergarten  Magazine  of  March,  1893. 

(&)   Gift: 

Lentils.    Use  nuts  and  outline  form  of  squirrel. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Pasting.  Make  decorative  border  design,  using  con- 
ventionalized squirrel  form  for  motive. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  squirrel's  nest.  The  home  of  the  chipmunk.  Dif- 
ferent nests  for  different  seasons — hollow  tree,  hole  in 
the  ground,  leaves  in  branches,  etc. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Represent  trees.    Build  house  for  pet  squirrel. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  basket  for  holding  nuts. 

4.  Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  activities  of  the  squirrel — leaping,  running,  sit- 
ting, walking,  swimming,  digging,  etc.  The  different 
kinds  of  food  eaten  and  stored  by  squirrels.  Tell 
anecdotes  of  squirrels. 


'Five  little   squirrels  up   in   a   tree. 
This  one  says,    'What  do  I  see?' 
This  one  says,    'I  see  some  boys!' 
This  one  says,  'Let's  run  away!' 
This  one  says,    'No,  let  us  hide!' 
This  one  says,    'I'm  not  afraid!' 
'Hurrah,   hurrah,    hurrah!'    cry   the   boys, 
And    the   five   little   squirrels   run   at   the   noise." 


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A.  FiKST  Week — Continued. 

4.  Thursday — Continued. 
(6)  Gift: 

Peg  boards.    Make  wood,  park,  or  field,  where  squirrels 
are  to  be  seen, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Sand  tray.    Make  ground  squirrel's  winter  home. 

5.  Friday. 

(o)  Talk: 

Review  talks  and  stories  of  the  week.  Repeat  Emer- 
son's Fable. 

(6)  Gift: 

Sticks,  rings  or  lentils.  Outline  basket  for  holding  food 
for  squirrels. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

Clay.    Model  squirrel,  section  of  hollow  tree  or  nuts. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL   SUBJECT, — DOMESTIC   AXIMALS. 

X.    Monday. 

(o)   Talk: 

The  horse.  What  he  can  do.  His  use  to  man.  How 
he  should  be  cared  for.  Work  horses,  carriage  horses, 
cavalry  horses,  circus  and  show  horses.  Relate  anec- 
dotes illustrating  the  intelligence  of  the  horse.  Tell 
story  of  Dunny  in  A  Kindergarten  uS7or.v  Book,  by  Jane 
L.  Hoxie. 

(5)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  barn  or  manger,  water  trough  and  horse 
stall ;  or  make  fence  around  pasture ;  or  build  black- 
smith's shop. 

(c)   Hand  W'ork : 

Cut  and  paste  design  of  horseshoes;  or  model  black- 
smith's tools  in  clay ;  or  draw  picture  of  horse  in  action, 

2.    Tuesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  cow.  Her  activities  and  her  value.  Her  winter 
and  summer  quarters.  The  care  and  kindness  whicli 
are  her  due.  Her  products.  Read  Stevenson's  The 
Coic.  Show  Froebel's  Mother  Piny  Picture,  Gra^s 
Mowing.     Tell  the  Norwegian  story,  A  Barnyard  Talk. 

(b)  Gift: 

Blocks,  sticks,  or  peg  boards.  Make  barn  or  stable ; 
or  inclose  field. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Model  cow  in  clay;  or  fold  milk  pail ;  or  make  pail  from 
ribbon  bolt,  wire  hairpin,  and  paper  strip. 


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B.    Second  Week — Continued. 

3.  Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  sheep.  Its  appearance,  habits,  and  products. 
Relate  anecdotes  of  pet  sheep  and  lambs.  Take  the 
children  to  the  park  or  country  to  observe  sheep  in 
the  fold.  The  washing  and  shearing  of  sheep.  Recite 
Miss  Poulsson's  The  Lamhs.  Tell  the  German  story, 
How  a  Little  Boy  Got  a  New  Shirt. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  sheepfold. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Making  of  worsted  balls. 

4.  Thursday. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  pig.    His  appearance,  habits  and  uses.    Recite  Miss 

Poulsson's  The  Pigs.     Read  The  Three  Little  Pigs,  by 

A.  S.  Scott-Gatty. 
(6)   Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks.    Make  pigpen  and  trough, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Fold  pig's  trough. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)   Talk: 

Chickens  and  other  domestic  birds.  Their  habits  and 
uses.  Recite  Miss  Poulsson's  The  Hen  and  Chickens. 
Tell  fairy  story,  The  Little  Red  Hen,  or  story  of  Little 
Half  Chick.  Show  Froebel's  Mother  Play  Picture,  The 
Farmyard  Gate. 

(6)   Gift: 

Sticks.    Make  pictures  of  hencoop  and  chicken  yard. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.  Use  blocks,  stick,  and  toy  animals  and 
represent  a  farmyard ;  or  make  miniature  chicken 
coop  from  cardboard  and  toothpicks. 

TOPICS   FOR   JANUARY. 

A.  Forms  of  Water. 

1.    Frost,  Ice,  Snow. 

B.  Light. 

1.     Sun,  Moon,  Stars. 

WORK  FOR  JANUARY. 
A.     First  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT,— FROST,  ICE  AND  SNOW. 

1.     Monday. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  action  of  cold  upon  water.  Illustrate  expansion 
of  water  when  it  freezes. 


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A.    First  Week — Continued. 

1.  Monday — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

Peg  boards,  tablets,  or  sticks.  Represent  a  section  of 
the  parlv  or  a  country  field  in  the  winter  time. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Roll  spills,  using  white  or  silver  intertwining  paper, 
then  string  to  represent  icicles:  or.  In  the  sand  tray, 
make  a  miniature  field  or  park  in  the  winter,  using 
cottonwool    to  produce   the  effect   of   snow    and   bare 

■twigs  to  represent  trees. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  work  of  the  frost.  Its  effect  on  animal  and  vege- 
table life.  Frost  pictures.  Read  Hanna  Gould's  The 
Frost. 

(6)  Gift: 

Free  choice  and  free  play. 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Cutting  or  tearing  pictures  of  children  as  they  might 

look  when  engaged  in  winter  sports. 

5.    Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Snow.  Snow  crystals.  Uses  of  snow  as  a  protector 
of  vegetable  life,  a  promoter  of  childish  sports,  and  a 
facilitator  of  certain  methods  of  traveling — sleighing, 
snowshoeing.  Tell  an  adaptation  of  Hans  Cliristian 
Andersen's  Snow  Man. 

(6)  Gift: 

Make  pictures  of  snow  crystals  with  sticks;  or  build 
snow  fort  with  blocks. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Draw  or  paint  forms  of  snow  crystals;  or  make  snow- 
balls and  snow  men  in  the  sand  traj-;  or  cut  and  tear 
snowballs  and  snow  men. 

J^.    Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Ice  as  a  preservative.  Its  use  in  the  preparation  of 
certain  kinds  of  food  and  drink.  The  cutting  and 
storing  of  ice.  Ice  boats.  Houses  made  of  ice  and 
snow.     Skating. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Illustrate  the  cutting  and  storing  of  ice. 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Sand  or  clay.     Make  house  of  Eskimo :  or  cut  blocks  of 

ice. 


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A.  First  Week — Continued. 

5.    Friday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Take  short  walk  in  park  or  country  while  large  fleecy 
snowflakes  are  falling  and  examine  these;  or  go  to  a 
place  where  ice  is  being  cut  and  stored  for  summer 
use;  or  show  pictures  illustrating  the  forms  of  snow 
crystals,  or  those  depicting  the  harvesting  of  ice. 

(6)   Gift: 

Sticks  or  tablets.  Make  pictures  of  sleighs,  ice  boats, 
houses  for  storing  ice,  etc. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  doll's  sleigh  from  pai)er,  wood,  or  pasteboard. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL   SUBJECT, — SUN,    MOON  AND  STARS. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Draw  from  the  children  their  observations  and  ideas 
of  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars.  Give  them  some  idea,  if 
possible,  of  the  distance  between  the  earth  and  these 
bodies.  Inspire  the  children  with  a  desire  to  watch 
for  the  appearance  of  the  moon  and  .stars  in  the  even- 
ing, and  get  them  interested  in  observing  the  setting 
of  the  sun. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks,  sticks,  or  tablets.  Represent  our  window  where 
we  sit  and  watch  the  stars  in  the  evening. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

flaking  of  soap  bubbles.  Observe  effects  of  light  upon 
them. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  sun.  Its  light  and  heat.  A  preserver  and  pro- 
moter of  animal  and  vegetable  life.  The  healing  and 
cleansing  power  of  sunlight.  The  reason  why  the  sun 
shines  only  by  day.  Observe  the  effect  wihich  the  sun- 
light has  upon  the  glass  prism. 

(6)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.    Make  a  representation  of  the  sun. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Observe  the  spectrum  and  itry  to  match  lits  colors  with 
bits  of  cloth,  worsted,  paper,  and  natural  objects ;  or 
make  window  transparency. 

S.     Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  moon.  Her  use  and  beauty.  Why  we  rarely  see 
the  moon  except  at  might.  Read  George  MacDonald's 
The  Wind  and  the  Moon,  or  tell  the  story  of  Lndwig 
and  Marleen  in  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book,  by  Jane 
L.  Hoxie. 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 

3.  Wednesday — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Illustrate  poem  or  story. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  from  silver  paper  forms  to  represent  the  moon  in 
lier  various  phases. 

4.  Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  stars.  Their  mystery  and  beauty.  Fixed  stars. 
TAvlnkling  and  shooting  stai"s.  W'hy  the  stars  are  vis- 
ible only  at  night.  The  milky  way.  Tell  A  Legend  of 
the  Great  Dipper,  from  Sara  Wlltse's  Kindergarten 
Stories  and  Morning  Talks.  I^t  the  children  recite- 
the  nursery  rhyme.  Twinkle,  Twinkle,  Little  Star. 

(5)   Gift: 

Sticks.  Make  star  forms  and  place  in  ix>sition  to  rep- 
resent the  Great  Dii>per  as  it  appears  in  the  skj-. 

<c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  silver  star,  or  paste  stars  in  the  form  of  a  decora- 
tive design. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Review  talks  and  sitories  of  tlie  week,  or  show  and  dis- 
cuss Froebers  Mother  Play  picture.  The  Light  Bird. 

(h)   Gift: 

Lentils  or  balls.  Representations  of  the  movements  of 
heavenly  bodies ;  or  give  a  color  lesson,  making  use  of 
tihe  si>ectrum. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Wind  or  sew  §tar  form,  or  use  color  tops. 


A.  Pets. 

B.  Watek. 

A.    First  Week. 


TOPICS  FOR  FEBRUARY. 
WORK  FOR  FEBRUARY. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — PETS. 


1.    Mo'nday. 

(a)  Talk:  ^ 

Encourage  each  child  to  talk  about  his  own  particular 
pet  at  home, — to  tell  its  name,  what  it  can  do  and  how 
it  should  be  cared  for.  Observe  especially  the  i^t  ani- 
mals in  the  kindergarten.  Tell  how  these  pet  animals 
prepare  for  winter  by  getting  new  warm  coats  of 
feathers  or  of  fur. 


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A.    First  Week — Continued. 

1.  Morula  I' — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

ISticlvs   and   rings.     I^t   each  child  'malj;e   a   picture  of 
ithe  dish  from  which  his  pet  eats,  or  of  the  kennel  or 
house  in  which  his  pet  lives  or  sleeps, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing.  Ask  each  child  to  make  a  picture  of  the 
pet  he  lias  at  home,  or  of  the  pet  animal  of  the  kinder- 
garten. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  dog.  His  faithfulness  and  courage.  Tell  anec- 
dotes of  St.  Bernard  and  colHe  dogs,  whic^h  rescue 
freezing  and  drowning  people.  Tell  how  the  shepherd 
dog  cares  for  the  sheep. 

(&)   Gift: 

Tahlets,  sticks,  or  blocks.     Make  dog's  kennel. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Clay.  Model  dog;  or  make  snow-covered  mountain, 
in  sand  tray,  where  a  St.  Bernard  rescued  a  man  from 
freezing ;  or  make  a  body  of  v/ater  where  a  child  was 
saved  from  drowning  by  a  faithful  collie. 

3.  Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  cat.  His  antics  and  his  uses.  How  he  should  be 
cared  for.  Have  some  child  bring  a  pet  cat  to  visit 
the  kindergarten.  Repeat  Miss  Poulsson's  Mrs.  Pussy's 
Dinner  and  tell  one  of  the  Topsy  Stories  in  A  Kinder- 
garten Story  Book. 

(h)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.  Make  pictures  illustrating  story,  or 
make  Mrs.  Pussy's  plate,  mat,  and  bed. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Pasting.  Make  decorative  border  using  conventional- 
ized cat  form  as  unit  of  design. 

4.  Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  canary,  parrot,  dove,  or  other  pet  bird.     How  it 

acts  and  looks.     What  we  can  do  for  it.     Its  use  in 

giving  pleasure  to  us. 
(?>)   Gift: 

Blocks,  sticks,   or  tablets.     Make  picture  of  house  or 

cage  in  which  pet  bird  lives, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Coloring  or  painting  bird;  or  cutting  and  tearing  form 

of  canary,  parrot,  or  dove. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  story  of  BiJIy  BoJitail  from  A  Kindergarten  Story 
Boole  by  Jane  L.  Hoxie. 


A.  First  Week — Continued. 

5.    Friday — ^Continued: 
(6)   Gift: 

Bloclis,  sticks,  tablets,  or  lentils.     Illustrate  story, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Clay.    Model  pet  animals. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — WATER. 

i.    Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  different  forms  of  water, — steam,  vapor,  mist,  or 

fog,  frost,  ice,  snow,  rain. 
(6)  Gift: 

■Sticks  and  rings.     Make  picture  of  pump,  fountain,  or 

old-fashioned  well. 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

•Soap  bubble  party. 

2.     Tuesday. 

(0)   Talk: 

Bodies  of  water, — ^springs,  fountains,  brooks,  water- 
falls, rivers,  ponds,  lakes,  bays,  oceans.  Read  parts  of 
Tennyson's  Song  of  the  Brook. 

(6)   Gift: 

Rings  (half  and  quarter).  Represent  different  bodies 
of  water. 

(0)  Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.  Represent  different  bodies  of  water;  or 
make  sailboat  from  walnut  shell,  paper,  and  hairniu, 
and  sail  on  miniature  pond. 

S.     Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Uses  of  water, — to  drink  and  preserve  life  of  plants 
and  animals,  for  cleansing  purposes,  to  travel  through 
and  over.  Water,  the  home  of  certain  animals. 
Water,  a  fire  tighter. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks  and  rings.  Make  receptacles  for  hold- 
ing water, — tubs,  pails,  cisteras,  pitchers,  bottles,  swim- 
ming tanks,  etc. 

(C)  Hand  Work : 

Make  wooden  water  wheel  and  go  to  brook  in  country 
where  it  may  be  used ;  or  construct  raft  with  logs  made 
from  intertwining  papers  or  from  real  twigs. 

4.    Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Use  of  water  as  a  motive  power  in  running  engines 
and  turning  machinery.  Water  as  a  disintegrator  of 
earth,  rocks,  etc.  Telf  story  of  Little  Hero  of  Haarlem 
from  Miss  Poulsson's  In  the  Child's  World. 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 

4.  Thursday — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  engines,  mills,  steamboats,  etc. 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Construction  of  engine  or  boat  from  miscellaneous  ma- 
terials. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Water  as  the  home  of  fishes,  frogs,,  turtles  and  other 

animals.     Use  Froebel's  Mother  Play  Picture,  The  Fish 

in  the  Brook, 
(6)  Gifit: 

Blocks.    Build  piers  and  bridges, 
(c)  Hand  Work : 

Draw  or  model  some  of  the  creatures  which  live  in  the 

water. 

'  TOPICS  FOR  MARCH. 

A.  Wind. 

B.  Fishes,  Frogs,  Toads,  Turtles,  Snakes,  Snails. 

WORK  FOR  MARCH. 
A.     FiBST  Week. 

GENERAL    SUBJECT, — WIND. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Draw  from  the  children  their  ideas  about  the  wind  and 

what   they  have   observed   with   regard   to   its   effects. 

Things  that  the  wind  can  do.     Recite  Edmund  C.  Sted- 

man's  poem.  What  the  \Vinds  Bring. 
(&)   Gift: 

Sticks.     Make  pictures  showing  the  wind's  work, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Make  weather  vane  from  cardboard,  pin  and  stick  and 

place  on  top  of  building  made  from  kindergarten  blocks. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  wind  as  a  helper  in  transportation.     The  wind  as 

a  sower  of  seeds.     Tell  story  of  Odysseus  and  the  Bag 

of  Winds,  from  Emilie  Poulsson's  In  the  Child's  World. 
(6)   Gift: 

Sticks  or  rings  or  thread.     Make  picture  of  sailboat, 

or  of  balloon, 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Pasting  of  decorative  border,   using  modified  sailboat 

or  balloon  fbrm  as  unit  of  design. 


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A.  FiBST  Week— Continued. 

S.    Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  wind  as  a  purifier.    The  wind  as  an  instrument 

in  producing  and  dispelling  clouds.    T^l  ^sop's  fable, 

The  Wind  and  the  Sun. 
(6)  Gift: 

Thread.    Make  picture  of  the  traveler  in  the  fable, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing  or  painting.    Illustrate  The   Wind  and   The 

Sun. 

4.  Thursday. 
(a)   Talk; 

The  help  of  the  wind  in  turning  windmills, and  weather 
vanes  and  in  drying  clothes.  Tell  story  of  2'he  Discoti- 
tented  Weather  Vane. 

(&)  Gift: 

Sticks,  blocks,  or  peg  boards.  Make  weather  vane  or 
windmill,  or  make  poles  and  line  for  holding  wet  cloth- 
ing while  it  dries  in  the  wind. 

(c)   Hand  AVork : 

Cntting  and  tearing  of  windmill  or  weather  vane  or  of 
clothing  dried  in  the  wind. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  wind  as  a  play-fellow,  flying  kites,  blowing  flags, 
turning  pan  wheels,  etc.  Recite  Stevenson's  Windp 
Xi(/hts  or  William  Hewitts  The  Wind  in  a  Frolic. 

(&)   Gift: 

Kight-angled  scalene  triangular  tablets.  Make  kite 
form  and.  by  repeating  it  along  a  line,  convert  into 
decorative  border  design. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  kite,  balloon,  or  pin  wheel  from  large  and  strong 
material  so  that  the  completed  object  may  be  used  out 
of  doors  in  the  wind. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — ^FISHES,  FROGS,  TOADS,  TURTLES,  SNAKES,  SNAILS, 

1.    Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  fish  and  his  home.  The  nest  that  some  fishes 
build.  How  fishes  eat,  swim,  breathe.  How  some 
fishes  care  for  their  young.  The  hibernation  habits  of 
some  kinds  of  fish.  Show  Froebel's  Mother  Play  pic- 
ture. The  Fish  in  the  Brook.  Observe  the  goldfish  in 
the  aquarium. 

(&)  Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  bridge  over  pond  or  river;  or  mako 
picture  of  fishing  boat  with  sticks;  or  represent  stream 
and  fish  with  quarter  rings. 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 

1.  Monday — Continued. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.  Make  different  bodies  of  water  containing 
fish;  or  draw  or  paint  a  goldfish. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(«)   Talk: 

Toads  and  frogs.  Obsei've  tliem  in  garden  or  terra- 
rium  or  show  pictures  of  these  animals.  Speak  of 
their  activities  and  uses.  Collect  eggs  of  frogs  and 
toads.  Tell  the  story  of  The  Lost  Comb  from  A  Kind- 
eryarten  Story  Book,  by  Jane  L.  Hoxie.  Repeat  finger 
play  rhymes,  Ten  Little  Froys,  by  E.  A.  Goodwin,  in 
Child-Garden  for  January,  18W;  or  Froy's  Finyer  Play 
in  the  Child-Garden  for  October,  1893. 

(6)  Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.  Make  picture  of  ten-arlum  or  pond 
where  frog's  eggs  may  be  obtained. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Pasting.  Make  decoratiye  border  design  using  con- 
ventionalized frog  form  as  unit. 

5.    Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Turtles.  Observe  pet  turtles  of  the  garden  and  aqua- 
rimn.  Talk  of  the  curious  structui-e  of  turtles,  their 
food,  hibernation  and  other  habits.  Tell  the  fable  of 
The  Hare  and  the  Tortoise,  from  ^sop. 

(6)  Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.     Make  picture  of  a  turtle. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Sand  tray.  Model  garden  turtle  in  sand ;  or  make  a 
pond  where  water  turtles  live,  and  construct  a  minia- 
ture turtle  from  raisins  and  cloves,  to  live  in  the  pond. 

4.  Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Observe  snakes  and  land  snails  in  terrarium  and  talk 
of  their  habits.  Show  snail's  eggs.  Observe  especially 
the  curious  house  of  the  snail  and  speak  of  his  manner 
of  seeing,  feeling,  and  creeping.  Observe  the  grace, 
beauty,  and  coloring  of  the  snake. 
.  (6)  Gift: 

Rings  or  lentils.    Make  snake  and  snail  forms. 
(c)  Hand  Work : 

Clay.     Model  snake  and  snail. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

General  review  of  talks  and  stories  of  the  week. 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 

5.    Friday — Continued. 

(&)   Gift: 

String,  rings,  lentils,  or  tablets.  Illustrate  story  of 
The  Lost  Comb  or  The  Hare  and  the  Tortoise. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Draw  pictures  of  the  animals  observed  during  the  week. 

TOPICS  FOR  APRIL. 

A.  Seeds  in  the  Spring. 

B.  Trees  in  the  Spring  and  Summer. 

WORK    FOR   APRIL. 
A.     First  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — SEEDS  IN  THE  SPRING. 

i.     Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Examination  of  different  kinds  of  seeds.  Placing  of 
seeds  in  water  or  on  moist  cotton-wool  or  sand  or  saw- 
dust. Watering  of  seeds  and  thtir  exposure  to  the  sun- 
light. 

(6)  Gift: 

Blocks,  tablets,  or  sticks.  Making  of  window  ledge  or 
window  box  for  seeds. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Paste  flat  seeds  in  form  of  decorative  border  design. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Further  examination  of  seeds  especially  of  those  soak- 
ing in  water  and  those  placed  on  moist  cottou-wool  or 
sawdust.  Repeat  The  Little  Plant  from  In  the  Child's 
World;  or  Baby  Seed  Song,  by  E.  Nesbit. 

(6)  Gift: 

Lentils.     Lay  forms  of  garden  beds. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 
String  seeds. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(o)   Talk: 

Preparing  of  earth  in  garden  beds  out  of  doors  or  in 
window  boxes.  Planting  and  sowing.  The  work  of  the 
wind,  sun,  and  rain  as  related  to  seeds  and  their 
'  development.  Repeat  Finger  Play,  The  Little  Plant, 
by  Emilie  Poulsson. 

(6)   Gift: 

Sticks.    Make  pictures  of  garden  tools. 

(e)   Hand  Work: 

Cutting  and  tearing,  or  folding  of  tools. 


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A.  First  Week — Continued. 

If.     Thursday, 
(a)   Talk: 

The  farmer's  spring  planting. 
ib)   Gift: 

Blocks,  tablets,  or  sticks.     Inclose  farmer's  field. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.     Lay  out  garden  beds  in  forms  of  circles, 

squares,  oblongs,  and  triangles  and  border  with  bright 

colored  seeds. 

5.     Friday. 
(a)   Talk: 

General  review  of  the  week's  work ;  or  make  a  chemical 

garden.* 
(Jj)   Gift: 

Blocks  or   sticks.     Make   hot   beds,  cold   frames,   and 

greenhouses, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.     Flower  garden,  represent  sprouting  seeds 

with  colored  sticks ;  or  use  clay  and  make  mosaics  with 

seeds  of  various  colors. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL   SUBJECT,— TREES   IN   THE    SPRING  AND   SUMMER. 

1.     Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Take  a  walk  in  the  park  or  country  and  observe  trees 
as  to  their  general  form,  parts,  color  of  bark  and 
twigs,  roughness  or  smoothness  of  bark,  buds,  etc. ;  or 
show  pictures  of  trees  and  let  the  children  name  all  the 
different  kinds  of  trees  they  can.  Encourage  the  chil- 
dren to  bring  buds  and  twigs  from  the  country.  Put 
horse  chestnut  buds  in  jar  of  water  in  kindergarten 
window  and  watch  their  development. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Encourage  the  building  of  various  things 
that  are  made  from  wood. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing  or  painting  of  pussy  willow  or  horse  chestnut 
twigs  and  buds. 


*  Place  a  quantity  of  sand  in  a  wide-mouthed  bottle  or  fish-globe  to  the 
depth  of  two  or  three  inches.  In  this  layer  of  sand  slightly  imbed  a  few 
pieces    of 

copper  sulphate, 
iron    sulphate, 
aluminium    sulphate. 
Pour    over    the    whole    a    solution    of    sodium    silicate     (commercial    water- 
glass)    one  part   and   water   three   parts,    care   being   taken  not   to   disarrange 
the  chemicals  in  pouring  in  the  solution. 

Upon  standing  a  week  or  so,  a  growth  of  the  silicates  of  the  various 
bases  used  will  be  seen  in  various  colors.  Now  displace  the  solution  of 
sodium  silicate  with  clear  water,  care  being  taken  not  to  disarrange  or 
break  down  the  growth.  Standard   Formulary. 


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R.    Second  Week — Continued. 

2.     Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Use  specimens  of  twigs  and  buds  brought  from  the 
country.  Get  the  children  to  identify  these  as  far  as 
possible.  Tell  how  the  trees  eat,  drink,  and  breathe. 
Name  the  different  parts  of  a  tree  and  explain  the 
uses  of  each  part  to  the  tree  itself.  Show,  by  means  of 
specimens  of  buds  in  different  stages  of  development, 
how  the  tree  provides  for  the  protection  and  hence 
final  development  of  its  leaves  and  fruit. 

{}))  Gift: 

Blocks,  sticks,  or  tablets.    Represent  trees, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Pasting  of  leaf,  flower,  bud  or  seed  forms  in  decorative 

border  design. 

S.    Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  myth  of  Rhoecu6  from  Stories  of  Old  Greece, 

by  Emma  Firth. 
(6)  Gift: 

Blocks,  or  sticks,  or  tablets,  or  string  and  lentils.    Lay 

out  a  park  with  its  paths  and  roads  and  indicate  the 

position  of  its  trees. 

.(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.  Represent  park  and  its  budding  trees  by 
means  of  twigs. 

^.     Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Show  sections  of  tree  trunks  and  tree  branches  and 
specimens  of  bark.  Count  rings  of  growth  and  tell 
the  children  what  they  mean. 

(h)  Gift: 

Peg  Boards.    Make  rows  of  trees, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Clay.    Make  bas-relief  of  budded  twig. 

5.    Friday.  . 
(a)  Talk: 

Consider  the  uses  of  trees,  their  shade,  their  l)eauty, 
their  products — wood,  bark,  rubl>er,  sugar,  gum.  drugs, 
cork.  etc.  Trees  as  a  protection  against  wind  and 
drouth. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Make  sugar  house  in  woods, 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Free  tearing  and  cutting  of  tree  and  bud  forms. 


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TOPICS    FOR   MAY. 

A.  Birds  in  the  Spring  and  Summer. 

B.  Butterflies. 

WORK  FOR  MAY. 
A.     First  Week. 

GEXERAL   SUBJECT, — BIRDS  IN  THE  SPRING  AND  SUMMER. 

1.  Monday, 
(a)   Talk: 

The  return  of  the  birds  and  their  activities  in  the 
spring.  Show  pictures  of  different  liinds  of  birds  and 
let  the  children  name  as  many  of  the  native  birds  as 
they  can,  also,  induce  them  to  tell  what  they  know  of 
the  colors,  habits,  and  songs  of  these  creatures;  or  take 
the  children  to  the  park  or  country  to  observe  the  birds. 

(h)   Gift: 

Let  the  worsted  balls  represent  migratory  birds,  which 
have  returned  from  the  south  and  are  looking  for  places 
in  which  to  build  their  nests. 

(c)    Hand  Work: 

Make  decorative  border  design,  using  conventionalized 
bird  form  for  unit. 

2.  Tuesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Show  nests  of  different  birds.  Let  the  children  ex- 
amine these  nests  and  tell  of  w^hat  materials  they  are 
made.  Lead  them  to  mention  the  different  places  in 
which  birds  build  theiir  nests  and  to  tell  what  tools  are 
employed  in  the  construction  of  these  homes.  Show 
how  the  different  kinds  of  nests,  by  means  of  their 
form,  size,  and*  material,  are  adapted  to  the  young  of 
different  birds.  Discuss  Froebel's  Mother  Play  picture, 
The  Xest. 
.      (&)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Build   houses   and   barns   under   the   eaves  of 
which  robins  and  swallows  may  place  their  nests, 
(c)    Hand  Work: 

Drawing  of  bird's  nest. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  family  life  of  birds.  Tell  of  love  and  patience 
shown  by  the  father  and  mother  birds  in  building  the 
nest,  caring  for  the  eggs,  and  feeding  and  protecting 
the  young  birds.  Repeat  Tennyson's  What  Does  Little 
Birdie  Say? 

(&)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.  Let  the  children  design  miniature 
park,  with  curved  and  straight  walks  and  flower  beds, 
and  let  them  indicate  places  in  this  park  for  trees  and 
hedges  where  the  birds  may  nest. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.    Make  robin's  nest  and  eggs. 


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A.  First  Week — Continued. 

If.     Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Tell  story  of  The  Robin's  Xest,  by  Jane  L.  Hoxie  in 
Kindergarten  Review  for  May,  1909. 

(b)  Gift: 

Sticks.  Make  pictures  of  rows  of  trees  in  the  park  or 
country  where  birds  love  to  build  their  nests. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Try  to  construct  bird's  nest  from  raphia. 

5.    Friday. 

<a)  Talk: 

Illustrate,  by  means  of  nests  of  robin,  oriole,  yellow 
bird,  humming  bird,  chimney  swallow,  fly  catcher,  etc., 
the  manner  in  which  different  nes-ts  are  secured  or 
hung,  in  trees  and  other  places,  by  the  birds  construct- 
ing them. 

(6)  Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  stone  wall  upon  which  a  bird  built  her 
nest. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Clay.    Model  bird's  nest  and  eggs. 

B.  Second  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT, — BUTTERFLIES. 

1.  Monday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Show  living  butterfly  or  moth  and  talk  of  its  form, 
color,  and  movement.  Show,  chrysalis  or  cocoon  and 
examine.  If  possible  observe  a  moth  or  butterfly  gath- 
ering nectar  from  a  flower. 

(h)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  terrarium  or  butterfly  cage,  or  use  pegs 
or  tablets  for  outlining  garden  or  park. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Folding.  Make  butterfly  by  means  of  two  squares, 
each  folded  diagonally  back  and  forth  several  times, 
tied  together  in  the  center  after  folding  is  completed. 

2.  Tuesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  life  of  the  caterpillar,  how  it  crawls,  what  it  eats, 
process  of  shedding  skin,  making  of  cocoon  or  chrysa- 
lis, its  long  sleep.  Some  caterpillars  that  burrow  in 
the  ground.  Show  specimens  of  several  kinds  of  co- 
coons and  chrysalides. 

(1))   Gift: 

Sticks.  Make  trees;  or  use  rings  or  lentils  to  repre- 
sent flower  forms. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Drawing  or  painting  of  butterfly  and  chrysalis. 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 

S.     Wednesday. 

(a)   Talk: 

Go  to  park  or  country  to  observe  moths  and  butter- 
flies; or  repeat  Miss  Poulsson's  The  Caterpillar.  Ex- 
plain and  illustrate  the  difference  in  appearance  be- 
tween a  moth  and  a  butterfly. 

(1))  Gift: 

Lentils,  sticks,  or  rings.     Outline  butterfly  form. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cutting  or  tearing  of  butterfly  forms;  or  pasting  of 
decorative  design  with  butterfly  form  used  as  unit. 

4.  Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  story.  The  Life  of  a  Silkicorm,  from  In  the 
Child's  World,  by  Emilie  Poulsson. 

(6)   Gift: 

Balls,  sticks,  or  blocks.    Illustrate  story. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  butterfly  form  from  tissue  paper  and  with  brush 
and  paint  indicate  spots  and  streaks  as  seen  on  living 
butterfly;  use  a  tiny  clothespin  for  body  and  head  of 
Insect. 

5.  Friday. 

(a)  Talk: 

General  review  of  talks  a-nd  stories  of  the  week. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Build  summer  house  in  flower  garden. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Clay.    Make  bas-relief  of  butterfly,  cocoon  or  flower. 


A.  Bees. 

B.  Flowers. 

A.     First  Week. 


TOPICS  FOR  JUNE. 
WORK  FOR  JUNE. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT,— BEES. 


1.    Monday, 
{a)  Talk: 

The  bumblebee  and  the  honeybee.  Working  bees,  queen 
bees,  drones.  The  particular  function  of  each  class  of 
bees.  Homes  of  bees — hive,  hollow  tree,  hole  in  the 
ground,  etc.  Have  specimens  of  living  bees  to  show 
if  possible,  or  go  to  park  or  country  to  observe  bees  at 
work  in  their  native  elements. 


A.     First  Week — Continued. 

1.  Monday — Continued. 
{h)   Gift: 

Half   spheres   and   cylinders  from   Hailmann's   second 
gift.    Make  representation  of  old-fashioned  straw  hive; 
or  rei^resent  apiary  with  third  gift. 
(C)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.    Make  apiary. 

2.  Tuesday. 
\a)   Talk:    - 

The  community  life  of  the  bee.  Each  bee  has  a  spe- 
cial work  to  do.     Feeding  and  caring  for  young. 

(0)   Gift: 

Peg  boards  and  cubes  from  Hailmann's  second  grift. 
Make  field  or  orchard  containing  apiary. 

{€)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.     Make  clover  field. 

S.     Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  story  of  The  Queen  Bee  from  Grimm's  Fairy  Tales. 

or  tell   What  Happened  on  the  Road   to  Grandfather 

Goodfield's  from  A  Kindergarten  Story  Book  by  Jane  L. 

Hoxie. 
(6)   Gift: 

Sticks  or  tablets.    (Make  hexagonal  forms  showing  the 

shape  of  wax  cells  of  the  honey-bee. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  or  tpp.r  flower  forms ;  or  make  border  design  from 

conventionalized  flower  foi*ms. 

4.  Thursdav. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  bee  as  a  wax  maker  and  a  honey  gatherer.  The 
making  of  pollen  into  bee  bread.  Show  si)ecimens  of 
honev  in  comb,  bee  bread,  wax,  queen  bee  cells,  etc. 

(&)   Gift: 

Rings  or  lentils  or  thread.    Make  flower  forms. 

(e)   Hand  Work: 

Paint  or  draw  flower  forms. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

How  bees  clean,  ventilate,  and  otherwjge  care  for  their 
hives.  Have  small  Ik)X  of  honey  in  comb  and  let  chil- 
dren taste.     Retell  story  of  The  Queen  Bee. 

{h)  Gift: 

Sixth.  Make  three  models  of  cubical  hives,  raising 
each  hive  slightly  from  table  by  means  of  two  square 
prisms. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Clay.  Model  beehive,  honeycomb,  or  flower  form  on 
plaque. 


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B.     Second  Week. 

GENERAL  SUBJECT,— FLOWERS. 

Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Take  tlie  children  to  the  park,  or  woods  or  garden  to 
see  flowers  growing  out  of  doors;  or  bring  into  the 
kindergarten  as  many  wild  flowers  as  possible.  Let 
children  examine  blossoms,  inhale  perfume,  and  talk 
about  flower  forms  and  colors.  Repeat  Miss  Pouls- 
son's  Tlie  Little  Plant. 

(&)   Gift: 

Balls.  Represent  roses,  violets,  buttercups,  etc.  Play 
color  games. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Paint  balls  or  flowers. 

2.  Tuesday, 
(a)   Talk: 

Examine  a  complete  plant  and  talk  about  'its  different 
parts  and  the  function  of  each.  Tell  the  story  of  Pic- 
ciola  in  A  Kindergarten  Stfyry  Book  by  Jane  L.  Hoxie. 

(?;)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Illustrate  story. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

('utting  or  tearing  of  flower  forms,  or  modeling  of 
flower  jar  in  clay. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(rt)   Talk: 

Study    Froebel's    Mother    Play    picture    The    Flower 

Basket. 
(6)   Gift: 

Sticks   or   tablets.    Lay   out   garden  (beds   and   make 

garden  tools. 
(c)  Hand  Work : 

Make  blue  prints  of  flowers  gathered  iln  garden,  wood, 

or  field. 

^.     Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  uses  of  plants  and  their  blossoms.  Tell  how  flow- 
ers help  the  insects  to  find  their  nectar  and  how  insects 
help  the  plants  to  multiply  and  be  vigorous. 

{h)   Gift: 

Rings.     Make  conventionalized  flower  forms. 

Cc)   Hand  Work: 

E^old  flower  basket;  or  make  border  design  from  con- 
ventionalized flower  forms. 

5.     Friday. 
(a)   Talk: 

Review  talks  and  stories  of  the  week  or  play  sense 
sames  with  flowers. 


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B.     Second  Week — Continued. 
5.    Friday — Continued. 

(6)  Gift: 

Peg  boards.     Make  a  flo^^'er  garden. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand    tray.     Malve    garden    beds;    or    string    colored 

beads;  or  string  disks  and  straws  to  represent  garland 

of  flowers. 


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AN  INDUSTRIAL  OR  TRADE  PROGRAM. 

I.  PUEPOSE. 

A.  To  broaden  the  child's  experience. 

B.  To  present  facts  of  interdependence  in  a  comprehensive  way. 

C.  To  arouse  and  instill   feelings  of  respect  and  gratitude  for 
labor  and  for  the  laborer. 

D.  To  inspire  the  child  with  a  desire  to  be  helpful. 

II.  Means  Employed. 

A.  Excursions  to  shops,  mills  and  various  centres  of  industry. 

B.  Pictures  illustrating  trades. 

C.  Songs,  poems,   stories  and  talks  treating  of   labor   and  the 
laborer. 

D.  Tools,  implements  and  materials  used  in  different  trades  and 
industries. 

III.  Topics.  ' 
A.     The  Housekeepee, 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Washing  day, — necessity   for,   utensils  used,  materials 

and  processes  employed. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.   Make  tubs,  wash  board,  bench,  baskets,  etc. ;  or 

use  peg  boards  and  sticks  and  make  yard  and  poles 

and  line  for  drying  clothes, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Make  wash  tub  from  ribbon  bolt  and  wash  board  from 

wooden  slats  and  corrugated  paper. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Ironing  day, — necessity  for,  utensils  employed,  process. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  stove  and  ironing  board;  or  use  sticks 
and  make  picture  of  clothes  horse. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Let  children  heat  toy  iron  on  block  stove  and  fold  and 
iron  various  garments  made  from  paper ;  or  let  them 
cut  garments  free  hand ;  or  let  them  fold  real  Japanese 
napkins,  to  be  used  during  the  kindergarten  luncheon 
period,  employing  toy  iron  to  form  creases. 

S.     Wednesday. 
(a)   Talk: 

Sewing  or  mending  day.  Examination  of  garments 
previously  washed  and  ironed — putting  on  lost  buttons, 
sewing  up  of  rips,  patching,  darning.  Making  of  new 
garments.     Mother's  work  box. 


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III.     Topics — Continued. 

A.  The  Housekeeper — Continued. 

3.  Wednesday — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

Fourtli.     Make  work  box. 
.    (c)   Hand  Work: 

Construct  work  box  from  empty  cracker  box,  thimble 
from  tinfoil,  needle  book  from  scraps  of  flannel,  spool 
of  thread  from  two  pasteboard  circles  and  a  rolled 
paper  cylinder,  and  scissors  from  gray  cardboard  and 
a  Dennisou  paper  fastener. 

4.  Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Cleaning  day.  Scrubbing  of  floors,  walls  and  windows. 
Sweeping  and  dusting;  cleaning  of  rugs  and  carpets. 

(b)  Gift: 

Sticks.  Outline  broom  and  dustpan  or  make  pictures 
of  house  and  furniture. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Make  broom  from  dowel  stick  and  raphia  or  from 
slat  and  torn  paper  strips,  and  dustpan  from  i)aste- 
board  and  tinfoil ;  or  overhand  cheese  cloth  duster  with 
needles  and  worsted;  or  weave  mat  for  floor  of  doll 
house. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Baking  day.  The  necessity  for  such  a  day.  Implements 
and  materials  used  in  baking.     Process  employed. 

(h)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.  Make  pictures  of  dishes,  tins,  cooky 
cutters,  etc. ;  or  use  Second  Gift,  letting  cylinder  repre- 
sent rolling  pin,  cube  represent  bread  or  cake  and  ball 
represent  dumpling  or  pudding. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Let  the  children  go  to  school  kitchen  and  actually  bake 
something;  or  let  them  make  various  products  of  the 
oven  from  clay. 

B.  The  Farmer,  His  Spring  Work. 

1.     Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Preparation  of  the  ground  for  planting.  Take  the 
children  if  possible  Vv^here  they  may  actually  see  the 
spring  plowing  in  progress. 

(&)   Gift: 

Sticks.     Make  pictures  of  farm  implements. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

Sand  Tray.  Prepare  field  for  planting,  using  dampened 
sand  and  blocks  or  toy  tools.    Sow  dry  sand  for  seed. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 

B.  The  Farmer,  His  Spring  Work— Continued. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Sowing  of  grain  and  planting  of  vegetables. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  space  inclosing  forms  representing  fields 

all  ready  for  planting  and  sowing, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  farmer's  barn ;  or  fold  pocket,  apron  or  bag  used 

for  holding  seeds  during  planting  time. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Cultivation  of  growing  crops.  Use  Miss  Poulsson's 
Finger  Play,  How  the  Corn  Grciv. 

(&)   Gift: 

Peg  boards.     Represent  field,  stable,  barnyard,  etc. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

Construct  farm  wagon,  using  spools  or  pasteboard  disks 
for  wheels,  spool  box  for  wagon  box  and  dowel  sticks 
or  sections  of  round  reed  for  axles  and  tongue. 

4.  Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  Norwegian  story,  A  Barnyard  Talk,  from  Miss 
Poulsson's  In  the  Child's  World.  Dramatize  this  story, 
using  toy  animals  as  puppets. 

(b)  Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  farm  buildings. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Drawing.  Illustrate  story,  or  draw  from  living  model 
of  dog,  cat  or  fowl. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  cow  and  her  products.     Grass  mowing.     Uses  of 

grass  and  hay.    Examine  Froebel's  Mother  Play  picture, 

Grass  Mowing, 
(ft)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings,  or  lentils,  or  thread.     Outline  stable, 

cow,  milk  pail,  milk  wagon  or  milk  train, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Model  farmer's  tools  in  clay;  or  represent. field  of  hay 

cocks  in  the  sand  tray. 

C.  The  Farmer,  His  Fall  Work. 
1.     Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Harvesting  of  grain, 
(h)   Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks  and  rings.     Make  scythe,  hoe,  cradle, 

wagon,  granary,  etc. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 
C.    The  Fakmer,  His  Fall  Woek — Continued. 

1.  Monday — Continued, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  corn  field  or  wheat  field  in  sand  tray;  or  give 
color  lesson,  using  color  tops  and  red,  orange,  yellow 
and  black  ears  of  corn. 

2.  Tuesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Digging  of  potatoes  and  harvesting  of  other  vegetables. 
Take  children  to  country  to  see  jjrocess  of  harvesting 
if  possible. 

(b)  Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  barrels,  crates,  boxes,  bins,  wagons  and 
cellars  for  the  holding  and  storing  of  vegetables. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Model  vegetables  in  clay ;  or  draw  or  paint  pictures  of 
vegetables ;  or  make  cellars,  bins,  etc.,  in  sand  tray, 
using  hollow  tin  forms. 

3.  Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Gathering  of  fruit. 

(6)  Gift: 

Froebel's  or  Hailmann's  Second  Gift.  Make  fruit  boxes, 
bins  and  barrels  with  large  forms;  or  construct  fruit 
wagon  by  means  of  small  forms  and  sticks. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

By  means  of  twigs  and  beads  represent  orchard  of  fruit 
trees  in  sand  tray ;  or  paste  border  design  using  con- 
ventionalized apple  and  leaf  form  for  units  of  decora- 
tion. ,_ 

4.  Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Storing  and  marketing  of  fruits,  grain  and  vegetables. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  fruit  and  vegetable  stalls  and  stands 
and  let  balls  represent  fruit  and  vegetables.  Play  at 
buying  and  selling. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make   garland   by   stringing   kernels   of   bright   colored 
corn,  which  have  been  soaked  over  night,  and  sections 
.  of  the  scouring  rush. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Care  of  farm  animals.     Preparation  of  farm  buildings 
and  yards  for  the  coming  winter.     Fall  pUnving.     Sow- 
ing of  winter  wheat, 
(ft)   Gift: 

Tablets.  Make  pictures  of  farm  yards  and  buildings; 
or  use  enlarged  blocks  and  make  farm  yard  and  build- 
ings on  the  kindergarten  floor. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 

C.  The  Farmer,  His  Fall  Work — Continued. 
5.     Friday — Continued. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Model  farm  animals  in  clay;  or  make  farm  yard  in 
sand  tray. 

D.  The  Miller  and  the  Baker. 

1.  Monday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  mill  and  the  miller.  Water  power  for  the  grind- 
ing of  grain.  The  mill  wheel,  mill  stones,  mill  pond, 
and  mill  dam.  Repeat  Miss  Poulsson's  finger  play,  The 
Mill.  Take  the  children  to  see  the  miller  at  work,  if 
possible. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  mill  or  dam;  or  make  picture  of  water 
wheel  with  sticks. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  or  fold  mill  wheel. 

2.  Tuesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  baker.  Take  the  children  to  the  baker's  shop  if 
possible;  or  go  to  the  school  kitchen  and  examine  and 
use  various  materials  and  implements  employed  in  bak- 
ing, or,  if  this  is  not  possible,  bring  these  materials  and 
implements  to  the  kindergarten  room  and  examine  and 
use  them  there. 

(h)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  baker's  shop  or  a  kitchen ;  or  make  pic- 
tures of  baking  utensils  with  sticks  and  rings. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  cakes,  pies,  puddings,  bread,  etc.,  using  damp 
sand  and  hollow  tin  forms  for  the  purpose. 

S.     Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Examine   and   discuss   Froebel's   Mother  Play  picture, 

Pat-a-cake. 
(6)   Gift: 

Rings.     Make  pictures  of  cookies,  pies,  etc. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Clay.    Model  cakes,  cookies,  rolls,  pies,  etc. 

4.     Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  story  of  The  Gingerbread  Boy,  from  For  the 
Children's  Hour,  by  Carolyn  S.  Bailey  and  Clara  M. 
T^ewis ;  or  tell  Sweet  Porridge,  from  Grimm's  Household 
Tales. 


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III.     Topics — Continued. 
D.    The  Miller  and  the  Baker — Continued. 
4    Thursday — Continued. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  a  table  and  set  it  with  dishes  made 
from  tablets,  sticks  and  rings.  'Place  lentils,  beads, 
shells  and  seeds  on  dishes  to  represent  various  kinds  of 
'food. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Go  to  school  kitchen  and  bake  something  for  a  birth- 
day party  or  something  to  be  used  for  the  Thanksgiv- 
ing celebration;  or  cut  cross  sections  of  beets  and  car- 
rots to  represent  fancy  cakes  and  cookies.  These  sec- 
tions of  vegetables  may  be  laid  in  the  form  of  decora- 
tive designs,  if  desired. 

5.    Friday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Review  previous  talks  and  stories.  Repeat  old  Pat-a- 
cake  nursery  rhyme. 

(6)   Gift: 

Lentils,  Outline  form  of  gingerbread  boy;  or  make  pic- 
tures illustrative  of  subjects  treated  during  the  week. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  or  tear  forms  of  cakes,  pies,  cookies  and  forms  of 
various  implements  used  in  the  process  of  making  and 
baking  articles  of  food. 

B.    The  Carpenter  and    Other  Workers  Who  Help  to  Build 
THE  House. 

1.    Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Digging  of  the  house  cellar.  Take  the  children  to 
watch  the  progress  of  this  work  if  i>ossible. 

{!))   Gift: 

Sticks.  Make  pictures  of  shovel,  pick-axe,  scraper  and 
wagon  used  in  digging  the  house  cellar. 

<c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.    Dig  cellar. 

£.    Tuesday. 

(c)  Talk: 

Laying  of  foundation  for  house.  The  mason  and  the 
tools  and  materials  of  his  work.  The  making  of  mor- 
tar. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  foundation  walls  of  house ;  or  use  sticks 
and  make  pictures  of  mortar  board,  hod  and  trowel. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Clay.     Model  bricks  for  foundation  wall. 


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III.     Topics — Continued. 

E.  The  Carpenter  and  Other  Workers  Who  Help  to  Build  the 
House — Continued. 

3.  Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  superstructure  of  the  house.  Materials  used  in 
its  construction.  The  iron  worker  and  the  carpenter. 
Making  of  the  chimney.  Tell  the  story  of  The  Man  on 
the  Chimney,  from  The  Boston  Collection  of  Kinder- 
garten Stories. 

(h)   Gift: 

Fourth.    Build  chimney. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

Drawing.    Illustrate  talk  or  story. 

4.  Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Finishing  of  the  house.  Inside  woodwork,  plastering, 
painting.  The  glazier  and  the  plumber.  Take  the  chil- 
dren to  a  carpenter's  shop,  if  possible,  and  let  them  use 
some  of  his  simplest  tools;  or  bring  carpenter's  tools 
and  wood  into  kindergarten  and  let  children  experi- 
ment with  them  there.  Encourage  the  children  to  find 
different  places  in  the  kindergarten  room  where  the 
carpenter  has  used  his  various  tools. 

(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Make  carpenter's  bench  and  tools. 

(e)   Hand  Work : 

Fold  house ;  or  construct  doll  house  from  wooden  bores. 

5.  Friday. 

(a)  Talk: 

The  sources  of  materials  used  in  the  construction  of  the 
house.  Manner  in  which  these  materials  are  prepared 
for  use.  Examine  and  discuss  Froebel's  Mother  Play 
picture,  The  Joiner. 

(b)  Gift: 

Fifth,     Build  houses  of  different  architectural  styles. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Construct  house  from  rolled  paper  cylinders  or  from 
twigs ;  or  make  block  house  in  sand  tray. 

F.  The  Woodman. 

1.     Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  forest  and  the  life  of  the  tree 
(6)  Gift: 

Blocks.     Build  woodman's  hut. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.    Represent  forest  by  means  of  twigs. 


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III.     Topics — Continued. 

F.  The  Woodman — Continued. 
2.     Tuesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  story  of  The  Honest  Woodman,  from  In  the 

Child's  World,  by  Emilie  Poulsson. 
(&)   Gift: 

Sticks   and   rings.     Make   pictures   of   the   woodman's 

axe  and  the  stream  into  which  it  fell, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Drawing.    Illustrate  story. 
S.    Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  preparation  of  trees  for  the  saw  mill, — cutting  of 

branches,  sawing  Into  logs.    Drawing  of  logs  to  stream. 

Floating  of  logs  to  mill, 
(ft)   Gift: 

Quarter  rings.    Represent  log  chain, 
(c)   H^nd  Work : 

Tearing  or  cutting  and  pasting  of  paper   chains;   or 

making  of  clay  chains. 
J^.     Thursday. 
(o)  Talk: 

The  saw  mill.    Manner  in  which  logs  are  converted  into 

lumber. 
(6)   Gift: 

Half  square  tablets.     Lay  representation  of  circular  saw. 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Sand  tray.     Make  saw  mill  or  lumber  camp  in  woods, 

using  twigs  for  the  building  of  mill  and  camp. 
5.     Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Trace  briefly  the  progress  of  lumber  from  the  tree  In 

the  forest  to  the  shop  of  the  carpenter.     Re-tell   the 

story  of  The  Honest  Woodman. 
(6)   Gift: 

Second.     Let  the  cube  represent  the  woodman's  house. 

the  cylinder  a  tree  which  was  turned  into  a  log  by  the 

woodman's  saw  and  axe,  and  the  sphere  the  woodman's 

horse  that  drew  the  log  to  the  river  brink, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  chains  from  pine  cones,  maple  keys,  acorns  and 

the  winged    seeds   of   the   ash ;    or   construct    baskets. 

picture  frames  and  napkin  rings  from  birch  bark  and 

raphia. 

G.  The  Shoemakeb. 
1.     Monday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Show  shoemaker's  tools  and  bits  of  leather  of  various 
grades  of  thickness  and  finish ;  or  visit  a  shop  and 
watch  the  shoemaker  at  his  work. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 
G.    The  Shoemaker — Continued. 

1.  Monday — Continued. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Build  a  shoemaker's  sliop. 
(c)  Hand  Work : 

Cut  or  tear  tools  used  by  the  shoemaker  and  some  of 
the  boots  and  shoes  which  he  manufactures  or  repairs. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Sources  of  leather.  Manner  in  which  leather  is  pre- 
pared for  use.    Take  the  class  to  a  tannery  if  possible. 

(&)  Gift: 

Thread.     Outline  boots  and  shoes. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Weave  mat  from  red  or  bronze  leather  strips;  or  make 
pictures  of  boots  and  shoes  with  shoe  pegs. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  the  story  of  The  Elves,  from  Grimm's  Household 

Tales;  or  tell  The  Fairy  Shoes,  from  A  Kindergarten 

Story  Book,  by  Jane  L.  Hoxie. 
(&)  Gift: 

Sticks.    Make  pictures  of  shoemaker's  bench,  chair  and 

tools, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Make  doll's  shoes  from  bits  of  pliable  colored  leather. 

4-     Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  shop  where  shoes  are  sold  but  not  manufactured. 
(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Build  counters,  shelves  and  boxes  for  use  in 

shoe  shop, 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Make  desk  blotter.     Cut  cardboard  and  blotting  paper 

in  the  form  of  a  shoe  sole,  decorate  cardboard  with 

blot  design  and  fasten  all  together  by  means  of  tiny 

leather  thongs. 

5.    Friday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Shoes  made  from  material  other  than  leather, — wooden 
shoes,  cloth  shoes,  rubber  shoes. 

(?>)   Gift: 

Group  work  on  the  floor  with  large  blocks.  Build  a 
shoe  shop  and  play  at  buying  and  selling.  For  this 
purpose  use  the  boots  and  shoes  previously  made  by 
the  children  from  leather,  clay  and  paper. 

(c)  Hand  Work : 

Clay.    Model  boots  and  shoes. 


7Q 

III.    Topics — Continued. 
H.    The  Blacksmith. 

1.  Monday, 
(a)  Talk: 

•Show  pictures  of  the  blacksmith,  his  shop  and  his  tools ; 
or  visit  a  blacksmith's  shop  and  observe  the  shoeing 
of  horses  at  first  hand. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Build  shop  or  forge. 

(c)   Hand  Work : 

With  a  pasteboard  box  make  representation  of  the  in- 
terior of  a  blacksmith  shop.  Cut,  tear  and  fold,  from 
black  paper,  the  anvil,  the  forge,  the  bellows,  the  tongs, 
the  hammer,  horseshoes,  nails,  etc.,  and  arrange  them 
in  the  proper  order  in  this  box. 

2.  Tuesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Some  special  features  of  the  blacksmith's  work,  the 
sharpening  of  horseshoes,  the  making  of  nails  and  the 
forging  of  chains. 

(b)  Gift:  • 

Rings.    Represent  horseshoes  and  chains. 

(c)  Hand  Work: 

Fold  the  blacksmith's  bellows;  or  cut  or  tear  his  apron. 

S.    Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk:  n     . 

Tell  the  story  of  The  Little  Gray.  Pony,  from  Mother 

stories,  by  Maud  Lindsay;  or  the  story  of  The  Nail, 

from  Grimm's  Household  Tales. 
(&)   Gift: 

Lentils  or  thread.     Illustrate  story, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing.    Illustrate  story. 

4.  Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Iron,  the  source  of  the  blacksmith's  material. 
(6)  Gift: 

Blocks.    'Make  wagons  and  cars  for  the  transi)ortation 

of  iron  and  iron  ore. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.    Play  at  digging  for  iron  ore. 

5.  Friday, 
(a)  T4ilk: 

Rubber  shoes  for  horses.    Review  stories  of  the  week. 
(&)  Gift: 

lentils.     Outline  large  and  small  horseshoes, 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Clay.     Model     horseshoes,     chains,     forges,     horseshoe 

nails,  etc. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 
I.    The  Tailob  and  Other  Wobkebs  in  Cloth. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Let  the  cliildren  name  the  different  garments  which 
they  w^ar  and  lead  them  to  tell  who  made  their  coats, 
dresses,  trousers  and  jackets.  Mention  the  tools  and 
appliances  used  by  the  tailor  and  the  dressmaker. 
Visit  a  tailor's  shop  if  possible. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  shop,  sewing  table  and  machine. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing.  Make  pictures  of  tools  used  in  tailoring  and 
dressmaking. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  cutting  and  fitting  of  garments. 
(6)  Gift: 

Thread.  Outline  different  garments, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Cut  garments  for  paper  dolls. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  sewing  of  garments.  Tell  the  German  story  of 
How  a  Little  Boy  Got  a  New  ^Shirt,  from  In  the  Child's 
World,  by  Emilie  Poulsson. 

(&)   Gift: 

Sticks.     Illustrate  story. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

•Sew  doll's  clothing. 
^.    Thursday. 

(a)   Talk: 

Examine  different  fabrics  and  tell  of  What  materials 
they  are  made.  Discuss  the  processes  of  spinning, 
weaving,  dyeing,  etc.  Cause  Children  to  see  primitive 
methods  of  spinning  and  weaving  if  possible. 

(&)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings  or  lentils.  Make  pictures  of  loom, 
spinning  wheel,  spindle,  carding  apparatus,  etc. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

.( 'Olor  wool  or  otilier  material  to  be  used  in  the  occupa- 
tion work,  using  Diamond  dye  or  Easy  dye. 
5.    Friday. 

(a)   Talk: 

Teach  the  children  Miss  Wiltsie's  rhymes  of  The  Lit- 
tle Boy  at  Our  House.  Play  touching  game  (sense 
game)  with  scraps  of  silk,  woolen,  cotton  and  linen 
cloth. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Build  warehouses  where  cloth  is  stored  pre- 
vious to  shipment  to  retail  dealers. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 
I.    The  Tailor  and  Otheb  Woekebs  in  Cloth — Continued. 
5.    Friday — Continued, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Weaving.  Make  rugs  for  the  doil  house,  using  wool 
roving  or  strips  of  felt;  or  weave  doll's  Tam-o-shanter 
cap  on  the  Schute  weaving  card. 

J.    Coal  and  the  Mines. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  necessity  for  fuel,  especially  for  heating  purposes. 

Examine  coal  and  tell  where  it  is  found  and  how  it  is 

procured. 
(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Build  stove  or  fireplace;  or  represent  fireplace 

with  tablets  or  tiles, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  and  cut  fireplace;  or  construct  grate  and  fireplace 

from  cardboard  boxes. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  how  it  was  first  discovered  that  coal  would  burn. 

{h)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  coal  wagons  and  coal  cars.    ' 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  shovel  and  hod,  using  pea  sticks,  wire  hair  pins, 
paijer  and  pasteboard. 
5.     Wednesday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Describe  briefly  the  appearance  of  a  coal  mine,  the 
manner  of  entering  it,  its  cave-like  interior,  its  tracks 
and  cars,  its  shafts,  etc.  Describe  the  miner  and  his 
tools  and  the  way  he  uses  them.  Take  the  children  to 
see  a  mine  if  possible. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.  Make  shaft  for  entering  mine  and  arrange 
tackle  in  it  for  hoisting  purposes. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

(Sand  tray.  Make  a  representation  of  a  coal  mine  and 
carry  on  the  various  activities  of  a  mine,  such  as  dig- 
ging, shoveling,  hoisting,  dumping  and  drawing  coal. 

^.    Thursday. 

(a)  Talk: 

Tell  very  simply  the  story  of  the  origin  of  coal.  Show 
pictures  of  tropical  vegetation  and  specimens  of  fossil- 
ized ferns  and  wood. 

(&)  Gift: 

Sticks.    Make  pictures  of  trees  and  ferns. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Draw  coal  wagon,  cars,  shovels,  pails,  etc. 


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III.    Topics — Continued. 
J.    Coal  and  the  Mines — Continued. 
5.    Friday. 
»  Talk: 

Discuss  the  dangers  and  hardships  of  the  miner's  life. 
Tell  of  his  scanty  pleasures. 
h)  Gift: 

Blocks.    Build  miner's  hovel. 
[c)  Hand  Work: 

Ciay.    Model  miners'  tools,  lamp,  etc. 

The  Merchant. 

Monday. 

a)  Talk: 

Encourage  the  children  to  name  all  the  different  kinds 
of  tradesmen  with  whom  they  are  familiar.  Dwell 
especially  upon  the  groceryman  and  his  duties. 

h)  Gift: 

.  Blocks.     Make    groceryman's    store,    shelves,    counters, 
boxes,  etc. 

c)  Hand  Work: 

Make  groceryman's  scales  from  sticks,  twine,  wire  and 
paper  and  play  at  buying  and  selling  groceries  in  the 
sand  tray.     Use  paper  money  made  by  the  children. 

Tuesday, 
a)  Talk: 

The  fruiterer,  his  duties  and  his  wares. 
6)  Gift: 

First  Gift  and  large  blocks.     Group  work  on  the  floor. 

Build  fruit  stand  and  play  at  buying  and  selling  fruit, 
c)   Hand -Work: 

Paint  or  draw  fruit,  or  model  it  in  clay. 

Wednesday, 
a)  Talk: 

The  dealer  in  dairy  products. 
T))  Gift: 

Second   and  Third.      Build    milk   wagon    and   peddle 

bottles    (cylinders)    of  milk    and   balls   and   cubes   of 

butter  and  cheese, 
c)  Hand  Work: 

Construct  milk  wagon  from  cardboard  boxes,  spools  and 

slats. 

Thursday, 
a)  Talk: 

The  dry  goods  merchant. 
h)  Gift: 

Sticks.    Make  pictures  of  store,  show  windows,  shelves 

and  counters, 
c)  Hand  Work: 

Fold  and  roll  paper  to  represent  bales  of  cloth  an^ 

play  at  buying  and  selling. 


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III.    Topics— C^mtinued. 
K.    The  Mekchant — Continued. 
5.    Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  toyman  and  his  wares.    Take  children  to  visit  toy 

shop. 
(6)  Gift: 

First,   Second  and  Third.     Make  various  toys  seen  in 

the  toy  shop, 
(c)   Hand  Work:* 

Clay.    Model  toys. 

L.    The  Postman. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Duties  of  the  postman.  His  devotion  to  his  work.  His 
long  hours  and  few  holidays.  His  exposure  to  all 
kinds  of  weather  during  the  performance  o£  his  tasks. 

(6)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  letter  box. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  letter  and  envelope. 

2.  Tuesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  postman's  uniform,  his  letter  bag  and  his  whistle. 

Collecting  and  delivering  of  mail. 
{!))   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.    Make  picture  of  postman's  bag. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold,  cut  and  paste  a  postman's  bag,  using  large  heavy 

paper. 

3.  Wednesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  Post-office.     Take  children  to  visit  it. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Build  post-office, 
(e)   Hand  Work: 

Make  a  large  cardboard  post-box  and  play  at  posting 

letters  therein. 

4.  Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  country  postman  and  his  horse  and  cart. 
(&)  Gift: 

Blocks.     Make  postman's  gig. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  and  roll  papers  carried  by  postman  and  play  at 

delivering  them. 


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III.    Topics — ^Continued. 
L.    The  Postman — Continued. 
5.     Friday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Discuss  ancient  methods  of  delivering  mail  by  means 
of  horseback   riders,   stage  coaches,   etc.     Play   at   col- 
lecting and  delivering  mail  by  stage  coach. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks.     Make  stage  coach, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Draw  pictures  of  the  postman  on  his  beat. 

M.    The  Engineer,  the  Motorman,  the  Conductor,  the  Coach- 
man AND  CHAUFFEUB. 

1.  Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Discuss  the  work,  the  bravery  and  the  endurance  of 

the  engineer. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks.     Build  or  represent  engine, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Draw  picture  of  engine;  or  construct  an  engine  from 

boxes,  spools  and  ribbon  bolts. 

2.  Tuesday, 
(a)  Talk: 

The  motorman.     His  alertness  and  patience.     His  long 

hours  and  exposure  to  wet  and  cold. 
(&)   Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks.     Build  or  represent  trolley  or  cable 

car. 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Make  car  from  cracker  boxes,   sticks    and  milk  bottle 

tops  or  button  molds. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  conductor.  His  patience  and  courtesj\  His  long 
hours. 

(&)   Gift: 

Make  large  car  on  floor  with  big  blocks,  all  the  chil- 
dren working  together.     Play  at  riding  iu  car. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Fold  conductor's  cap,  or  make  dimes  and  nickels  from 
pasteboard  and  tinfoil,  and  play  at  taking  fare  on 
trolley  rides. 

4-    Thursday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  chauffeur. 
(h)   Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  aHtoraobile. 


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III.    Topics— Continued. 
M.    The  Engineer,  the  Motorman,  the  Conductor,  the  Coach- 
man AND  the  Chauffeur — Continued. 

4.  Thursday — Continued, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Construct  automobile  from  sticks,  pasteboard  boxes, 
tinfoil,  etc. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  coachman  or  cabman. 

(6)  Gift: 

Blocks.    Make  cab. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Tear  or  cut  representations  of  the  various  vehicles  con- 
sidered during  week. 

N.    The  Policeman. 

1.  Monday. 

I  (a)  Talk: 

The  policeman's  dress  and  appearance.     The  mounted 

police. 
(&)  Gift: 

Blocks  and  sticks.     Lay  out  a  section  of  town,  making 

streets  and  houses  therein,  patrolled  by  a  particular 

policeman, 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Fold,  or  cut  and  paste  policeman's  hat. 

2.  Tuesdai/. 
-       (a)   Talk: 

Some  special  duthes  of  the  policeman, — helping  pedes- 
trians to  cross  crowded  thoroughfares,  regulation  of 
movement  of  cars  and  other  vehicles. 

(&)  Gift: 

Tablets.  Lay  crosswalks  where  policemen  assist  pedes- 
trians. 

(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  policeman's  badge. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)   Talk: 

The  duties  of  the  policeman  in  stopping  runaway  horses, 

dispersing  crowds  and  caring  for  the  sick  and  injured 

on  the  streets. 
(6)   Gift: 

Sticks.     Make  picture  of  police  headquarters, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Drawing.     Illustrate  the  performance  of  various  police 

duties. 

4.  Thursday, 
(a)  Talk: 

Tell  how  the  policeman  finds  and  cares  for  lost  children 
and  directs  bewildered  travelers. 


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Iir.    Topics — ^Continued. 
N.     The  Policeman — Continued. 

4.  Thursday — Continued. 
(h)   Gift: 

Lentils  or  thread.    Malve  picture  of  policeman  on  duty, 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Sand  tray.     MalvC  streets  and  wailvs  on   a  particular 
policeman's  beat. 

5.  Friday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  duties  of  a  policeman  at  a  fire. 
(&)  Gift: 

Peg  boards.     Illustrate  the  establishment  of  fire  lines 

in  a  big  city. 
(0)   Hand  Work: 

CJay.    Model  mounted  policeman. 

O.    The  Fireman. 

J.     Monday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  necessity  for  firemen,  especially  in  the  city. 
(&)  Gift: 

Blocks.     Build  engine  house. 
(c)   Hand  Work : 

Cut  and  fold  fire  house. 

2.  Tuesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

Api>earance  of  the  fireman.     His  manner  of  living,  etc. 
(&)  Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks.    Make  some  of  the  furnishings  of  a 

fire  house, 
(c)   Hand  W^ork : 

Cut  or  tear  fireman's  hat  and  coat. 

3.  Wednesday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  fireman's  duties  in  the  fire  ihouse.     Care  of  engine, 

horses,  etc. 
(h)  Gift: 

Blocks  or  sticks.    Make  fire  engine,  stables  for  horses, 

etc. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Draw  fire  horses. 
//.    Thvrsday. 
(a)  Talk: 

The  fireman  at  work  during  a  fire — extinguishing  fire, 

rescuing  people,  pulling  down  dangerous  walls,  etc. 
(ft)   Gift: 

Sticks  and  rings.     Make .  pictures  of  fire  wagons,  lad- 
ders, buckets,  fire  hooks,  axes.  etc. 
(c)   Hand  Work: 

Make  small  fire  ladders  from  wood. 


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III.     Topics — Continued. 

O.    The  Fireman — (Continued. 
5.     Friday. 
Ja)  Talk: 

The  fireman  as  a  hero.     His  fearlessness  and  the  pri- 
vation he  suffers.     Relate  anecdotes  of  his  bravery. 
(6)  Gift: 

lentils  or  tablets.     Illustrate  some  phase  of  a  fireman's 
activities. 
(c)  Hand  Work: 

Make  fire  bucket  from  ribbon  bolt  and  red-€oated  cut- 
ting paper. 


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A   FESTIVAL   PROGRAM. 

I.    Topics. 

A.  Columbus  Day. 

1.  Talk: 

By  means  of  simple  description  try  to  make  the  children 
compreliend  the  condition  of  this  country  previous  to  the 
year  1492.  Tell  them  how  and  by  whom  the  new  world 
was  disco'vered  and  try  to  make  them  understand  the 
bravery,  hardihood  and  patience  possessed  by  such  an 
explorer  as  Columbus  and  the  many  privations  that  he 
must  have  endured  on  his  voyage  of  discovery. 

2.  Story: 

Story  of  Christoi>her  Columbus  for  Little  Children  (In 
Story  Land).     Elizabeth  Harrison. 

3.  Poem : 

Our  Land.*     Laura  F.  Armitage. 

Jf.     Song: 

Columbia,  the  Gem  of  the  Ocean  (A  Second  Book  in 
Vocal  Music).    Eleanor  Smith. 

5.  Games: 

Dramatization  of  incidents  in  life  of  Columbus, 
(a)   Sailing  across  the  ocean. 
(&)   First  sight  of  new  land. 

(c)  Parley  with  the  Indians. 

(d)  The  return  home  with  news  of  the  discovery. 

6.  Gift: 

iSticks.  Make  representations  of  one  of  the  sail  boats 
used  by  Columbus  on  his  voyage  of  discovery. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

Fold  sail  boat. 

B.  Halloween. 

1.     Talk: 

Halloween,  the  fairies'  day.  A  time  when  fairies  are 
supposed  to  reign  supreme  and  to  perform  all  manner 
of  curious  and  elfish  pranks.  Let  the  children  tell  all 
the  fairy  lore  they  know.  Recount  to  them  curious  old 
halloween  customs,  many  of  which  have  been  preserved 
to  the  present  time.  Make  Jack-o-lantern  or  roast  nuts 
and  apples  in  fireplace  or  on  stove. 


*  To   be   found   in    "Holiday   Songs   and   Every   Day   Songs   and   Games," 
by    Emilie   Poulsson. 


I.    Topics — Continued. 

B.     Halloween — Continued. 

2.  Story: 

(a)  Tlie    Fairy    Slioes    (A    Kindergarten    Story    Book). 

Jane  L.  Hoxie. 
(&)   Tlie  Slioemalver  and  the  Elves   (Grimm's  Household 

Tales).    Margaret  Hunt. 

3.  Poem: 

The  Fairies.*     William  Allingham. 

J/.    Song: 

The  Little  Elf  (A  First  Bool'  of  Vocal  Music).     Eleanor 
Smith. 

5.     Games: 

(a)   Jack-o-lantern  plays. 

1.  Put  lantern  on  floor  in  center  of  ring.  All  join 
hands  and  dance  around  it  singing,  "  Here  we  go 
round  the  pumpkin  man,"  to  the  tune  of  "  Round 
the   Mulberry  Bush." 

2.  Let  one  child  hold  lantern  while  he  chases  all  the 
others  and  tries  to  touch  some  member  of  the  class 
with   it. 

3.  Place  lantern  in  middle  of  ring  and  let  children  try 
to  hit  it  with  balls  rolled  over  the  floor. 

4.  Take  lighted  lantern  into  darkened  room  or  closet 
and  see  how  many  of  the  children  are  brave  enough 
to  walk  up  to  it  and  touch  it,  unaccompanied  by  a 
playmate  or  a  teacher. 

(6)   Bobbing  for  apples, 
(c)   Menagerie. 

1.  Make  masks  from  paper,  flour  or  sugar  bags.  Cut 
holes  in  each  bag  for  nose,  eyes  and  mouth,  and  then 
draw  or  paint  on  each  one  the  face  of  a  cat,  dog, 
rabbit  or  other  animal.  By  means  of  movement  and 
sound  let  eac;h  child  represent  the  animal  whose 
face  is  shown  upon  the  mask  he  wears. 
0.     Gift: 

Use  large  nuts  for  lentils  and  let  children  illustrate  talk 
or  story. 
7.     Hand  Work: 

(a)  Make  a  transparency  by  cutting  holes  in  the  sides  or 
cover  of  a  pasteboard  box.  (Use  any  design  preferred.) 
Paste  over  these  holes,  on  the  inside  of  the  box,  trans- 
parent paper,  either  white  or  colored.  Fasten  lighted 
candle  in  box. 
(/>)   Draw  or  paint  Jack-o-lantern. 

(c)  Make  lanterns  from  weaving  mats,  or  from  squares  of 
manila  paper.  (The  latter  may  be  decorated  by  the  chil- 
dren previous  to  cutting  the  strips.) 


To  be  found  in  "  One  Thousand  Poems  for  Cliildren,"  by  Roger  Ingpen. 


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I.    Topics — Continued. 
C.     Thanksgiving. 

1.  Talk: 

A  holiday  when  father  does  not  work.  A  family  day 
when  we  all  go  to  grandmother's  perhaps,  or  when  we 
invite  our  aunts,  uncles  and  cousins  to  visit  us.  Refer 
to  the  work  on  the  harvest,  previously  given,  and  tell  the 
children  simply  and  briefly  how  the  first  Thanksgiving 
celebration  came  to  be.  Speak  of  different  things  for 
which  we  are  thankful, — home,  mother  and  father,  brother 
and  sister,  warm,  comfortable  clothing,  good  wholesome 
food.  As  an  expression  of  their  gratitude  let  the  chil- 
dren prepare  a  basket  of  fruit  and  vegetables  or  other 
food,  which  they  have  contributed,  to  be  taken  to  some 
children's  hospital.  If  possible,  let  the  pupils  of  the  kinder- 
garten themselves  carry  this  basket  to  its  destination. 

2.  Stort/: 

A  Thanksgiving  iStory  {Kindergarten  Magazine,  Novem- 
ber, 1S92). 

S.    Poem: 

A  Ghild's  Thanksgiving,'^  Frederick  Manley. 

4.  i^ong: 

Harvest  Home  {A  Second  Book  in  Vocal  Music),  Eleanor 
Smith. 

5.  Games: 

(a)  Play  going  to  grandmother's.  Let  one  child  dress  in  cap. 
kerchief  and  apron,  to  represent  grandmother,  and  let 
her  then  welcome  to  her  country  home  all  the  other 
children,  who  come  in  a  big  sleigh  drawn  by  prancing 
horses  covered  with  tinkling  sleigh  bells.  Use  a  Thanks- 
gi\ing  Song,  in  Eleanor  Smith's  First  Book  of  Vocal  Music. 

(6)  Old-fashioned  plays  at  grandmother's  house: 

(1)  Blind  man's  buff. 

(2)  Puss  wants  a  corner. 
(8)   Hunt  the  thimble. 

(4)  Drop  the  handkerchief. 

(5)  P>utton,  button,  who  has  the  button? 

6.  Gift: 

Group  work  on  the  floor.  Use  large  blocks,  sticks,  rings 
and  tablets.  With  very  large  bricks  and  cubes  make  a 
long  dining  table  and  a  number  of  chairs,  in  which  the 
children  may  actually  sit.  Spread  the  table  with  shells, 
^seeds,  beads,  nuts,  etc.,  to  represent  Thanksgiving  goodies. 
Let  sticlvs  act  as  knives,  forks  and  spoons,  and  tablets 
and  rings  as  plates,  cups,  platters,  etc.  Let  the  children 
play  at  dining  at  this  table,  or  let  them  use  their  dolls 
to  represent  the  guests  entertained  by  grandmother. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

String  popcorn  and  cranberries,  or  roast  nuts  and  apples. 

*  To  be  found  in  "  A  Prhner  of  Vocal  Music,"  by  Eleanor  Smith. 


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I.    Topics — Continued. 
D.     Christmas. 

1.  Talk: 

Review  some  points  brought  out  in  the  morning  talks 
during  the  month  of  December.  Lead  the  children  to 
express  the  thought  that  each  and  all  vvho  love  and  give 
at  this  season  are  thereby  converted  into  veritable  Santa 
Clauses,  and  that  even  the  tiniest  child  of  all  in  the 
kindergarten  may,  by  his  own  efforts,  become  a  Santa 
Claus  to  some  one. 

2.  Story: 

The  Legend  of  the  Christ  Child*  Elizabeth  Harrison. 

3.  Poem : 

A  Visit  From  St.  Nicholas,  Clement  C.  Moore. 

4.  Sonff: 

The  First  Christmas  {Holidays  Songs  and  Every  Day 
Songs  and  Games),   Emilie  Poulsson. 

5.  Oames : 

(a)   Dramatization  of  A  Visit  From  St.  Nicholas: 

(1)  Children  hang  up  stockings  and  go  to  bed  and  to  sleep. 
(2^   Parents  hear  noise  and,   looking  out  of  window,   dis- 
cover  Santa  Claus  with  his  sleigh,  his  pack  and  his 
reindeer. 
(3)   Santa  Claus  appears  upon  roof,  comes  down  chimney, 
tills  stockings  and  rides  away. 

(6)   Christmas  Morning: 

(1)  Children  awaken  to  sound  of  big  church  bells,  which 
usher  in  the  glad  day. 

(2)  Each  child  rises,  dresses  and  washes  and  runs  to  take 
down  his  stocking. 

(3)  Children  take  gifts  out  of  stockings  and. show  by  panto- 
mimic actions  what  they  found  there. 

(4)  All  play  together  with  these  imaginary  toys  In  time  to 
appropriate  rhythmic  music. 

(c)  The  Christmas  Tree: 

(1)  Children  form  a  ring  and  dance  around  the  tree, 
singing,  "  Here  We  Go  Round  the  Christmas  Tree,"  to 
the  tune  of  *'  Mulberry  Bush." 

(2)  Let  each  child  take  from  the  tree  the  gifts  that  he 
himself  has  made  and  present  them  to  his  parents  or 
friends  present  at  the  festival. 

6.  Gift: 

Group  work  on  the  floor  with  large  blocks.  Build  a 
chimney  and  a  fireplace  and,  bv  means  of  these,  play  at 
sending  letters  of  thanks  to  Santa  Claus  for  Christmas 
gifts  received,  or  play  at  sending  letters  of  request  for 
special  gifts  desired. 


*  To   be  found   in    "  A   Christmas  Festival   Service,"    by  Nora  A.   Smith. 


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I.     Topics — Continued. 

D.  Christmas — Continued. 
7.     Hand  Work: 

Let  children  mal^e  candj'  and  place  it  in  cornucopias  or 
boxes,  previously  prepared,  and  then  present  it  to  parents 
and  friends  present  at  the  Christmas  Festival. 

E.  New  Years. 

1.  Talk: 

Show  pictures  symbolizing  the  departure  of  the  old  year 
and  the  coming  of  the  new.  Mention  the  number  of  days, 
weeks  and  months  that  go  to  make  up  a  year.  Name 
the  different  seasons  and  tell  what  special  features  char- 
acterize each  one.  Speak  of  New  Year's  Day  as  a  time 
for  many  new  beginnings. 

2.  Story: 

An  All-the-Year-Round  Story  (hi  the  Child's  World). 
Emilie  Poulssou. 

3.  Poem: 

Ring  Out,  Wild  Bells  (first  two  verses  only).  Alfred 
Tennyson. 

Jf.     Song: 

A  New  Year  Greeting  (Holiday  Songs  and  Every  Day 
Songs  and  Games).     Emilie  Poulsson. 

5.     Games: 

(a)  Ringing  of  New  Year's  Bells.  Use  the  song  "Old  Year 
and  New  Year  "  in  Holiday  Songs  and  Every  Day  Songs, 
by  Emilie  Poulsson. 
(&)  Dramatization  of  the  passing  of  the  old  year  and  the 
coming  of  the  new.  Let  children  represent  Father  Time, 
the  Old  Year,  the  New  Year  and  the  twelve  months  that 
have  just  passed.  Use  long  veils  of  white  and  colored 
cheesecloth  to  simulate  the  different  aspects  of  the  dif- 
ferent months, — thus  January  should  wear  a  veil  of 
white,  June  one  of  green,  October  one  of  brown  or  orange, 
and  so  on.  Let  the  twelve  months  form  in  procession  in 
their  proper  order  preceding  the  old  year.  After  all  have 
come  and  gone,  let  the  new  year  appear  alone,  typifying 
the  year  that  is  just  beginning.  As  the  procession  moves 
slowly  along  the  children,  standing  in  the  ring,  will  enjoy 
naming  the  most  prominent  things  which  each  month 
brings,  as  January  brings  snow  and  cold  weather,  etc. 
Father  Time  may  appear  with  the  conventional  scythe 
and  hour  glass.  The  Old  Year  may  lean  heavily  upon  a 
staff  and  the  New  Year  may  wear  a  chime  of  merry 
sleigh  bells.  "The  Old  Year  and  the  New"  and  "The 
Little  New  Year,"  songs  which  are  to  be  found  in  Songs 
and  Games  for  Little  Ones  by  Gertrude  Walker  and  Har- 
riet Jenks,  contain  suitable  words  and  music  for  the 
carrying  out  of  the  thought  of  this  game. 


Topics — Continued. 

E.  New  Years — Continued. 

5.  Games — Continued. 

(c)  Making  ISevv  Year's  c^lls. 

1.  On  foot.  Use  Visiting  Game,  In  Song  Echoes  from 
Child  Land,  by  Harriet  Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 

2.  In  a  sleigh.  Use  Hurrah  for  the  Sleigh  Bells,  In 
{^ong  Echoes  from  Child  Land,  by  Harriet  Jenks  and 
Mabel  Rust. 

6.  Gift: 

First  Gift  balls  with  strings.  Let  different  balls  repre- 
sent New  Year's  bells  of  different  tones,  using  longer  or 
shorter  strings  as  the  case  may  be  and  let  the  children 
imitate  the  tones  of  the  different  bells.  With  the  large 
blocks  build  bell  towers  and  place  a  belJ  within  each 
tower. 

7.  Hand  TFor7c: 

Make  a  chime  of  bells  from  colored  paper  circles.  With 
the  scissors  cut  each  circle  along  a  straight  line  from  a 
point  in  its  circumference  to  its  center.  Lap  the  cut  edges 
of  each  circle  together  until  it  takes  the  shape  of  a  funnel 
or  hollow  cone.  Paste  the  lapped  etlges  and  hang  by  means 
of  a  worsted  string  attached  to  the  summit  of  the  cone. 

F.  Lincoln's  Birthday. 
i.     Talk: 

Show  various  pictures  of  Lincoln  and  tell  the  children 
that  he  was  such  a  good  and  brave  man  and  did  so  much 
to  help  the  people  of  this  country  that,  although  he  has 
been  dead  la  long  time,  we  wish  to  remember  his  birth- 
day. Dwell  especially  upon  Lincoln's  life  as  a  boy  and 
as  a  young  man. 

2.    Story: 

Tell  anecdotes  of  Lincoln  that  are  simple  enough  to  be 
understood  and  appreciated  by  little  children. 

S.    Poem: 

The  American  Flag.     Joseph  Rodman  Drake. 

Jf.    Song: 

The  Star-Spangled  Banner  (A  Second  Booh  in  Tocal 
Music).     Eleanor  iSmdth. 

5.    Games: 

(a)  t»lay  games  of  pioneer  and  primitive  life  as  typical  of 
things  Lincoln  would  see  and  do  when  a  child.  T'!^  the 
Sawing  Game,  in  Songs  and  Games  for  Little  Ones,  by 
Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  Jenks,  and  The  Farmer,  in 
Songs  and  Mnsic  of  FroeheVs  Mother  Play,  by  Susan  E. 
Blow. 

(ft)  Let  the  children  piny  at  shoveling  paths,  bringing  m 
wood,  hoeing  and  weeding  vegetables,  gathering  fruit,  etc. 


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I.     Topics— Continued. 

F.  Lincoln's  Birthday — Continued. 

6.  Gift: 

With  blocks  try  to  represent  tlie  cabin  where  Lincoln 
lived  wlien  a  boy. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

With  sand,  sticks,  blocks  and  twigs  try  to  give  a  some- 
what adequate  idea  of  the  early  surroundings  of  such  a 
home  as  Lincoln's. 

G.  Valentine's  Day. 

1.  Tall: 

Tell  legends  of  the  good  St.  Valentine,  who  was  so  fond 
of  little  children.  Relate  the  myth  of  the  mating  of  the 
birds  on  February  14th.  Tell  the  children  about  carrier 
pigeons. 

2.  Htory:      . 

Big  Brother's  Valentine,  from  For  the  Children's  Hom% 
Carolyn  S.  Bailey  and  Clara  M.  Lewis. 

3.  Poem: 

Ansicer  to  a  Child's  Question.     Samuel  Taylor  Coleridge. 

J/.     Somj: 

The  Valentine's  Message  (Holidaij  Songs  and  Every  Day 
Songs  and  Games).     Emilie  Poulsson. 

5.  Games: 

Delivering  valentines. 
(a)   The  children  carry  valentines  to  each  other.     Use  When 

You  Send  a  Valentine  in  Holiday  Songs  and  Every  Day 

Songs  and  Games  by  Emilie  Poulsson. 
(h)   Play  postman  and  deliver  valentines.     Use  St.  Valentine's 

Day,  in  Holiday  Songs  and  Every  Day  Songs  and  Games, 

by  Emilie  Poulsson. 
(c)   Play  at  carrier  pigeon.     Let  child  who  represents  pigeon 

carry  a  valentine,  which  is  fastened  to  a  string  about  his 

neck.     Use  Little  Dove  You  Are  Welcome,  in  Songs  and 

Games  For  Little  Ones,  by  Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet 

Jenks. 

6.  Gift: 

With  the  blocks  make  little  boxes  in  which  valentines 
may  be  posted. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

Make  valentines,  using  flowers,  hearts,  doves,  cupids, 
Dennison  seals,  lace  paper,  etc. 


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I.    Topics — Continued. 
H.     Washington's  Birthday. 

1.  Talk: 

Show  a  picture  of  George  Washington  and  get  the  chil- 
dren to  tell  whom  it  represents  and  what  they  know  about 
the  man  who  is  called  the  Father  of  His  Country.  Im- 
press three  things  upon  tL  minds  of  your  pupils,  namely, 
that,  when  George  Washington  was  a  boy,  he  always 
minded  his  mother,  he  was  never  afraid  of  anything  and 
he  always  told  the  truth.  Illustrate  these  points  with 
anecdotes  of  the  boyhood  and  youth  of  our  first  President. 

2.  Story: 

Little  George  Washington  and  Great  George  Washington 
(The  Storii  Hour),  Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  and  Nora  A. 
Smith. 

3.  Poem : 

American  Hymn*  (second  verse  only),  M.  Keller. 

4'    Soncj: 

Flag  Song  (A  First  Book  in  Vocal  Music) ,  Eleanor 
Smith. 

5.     Games: 

(a)  Soldier  Boy  {Children's  Singing  Games),  Mari  R.  Hofer. 
After  the  leader  has  chosen  his  quota  of  soldiers,  in 
playing  the  above  game,  let  the  teacher  ask  the  regiment 
the  following  question :  "What  is  your  country  V"  To 
which  the  soldiers  may  reply : 
"  Our  country  is  America.     Our  flag  red,  white  and  blue, 

And  to  the  land  of  Washington  we  ever  will  be  true. 

Then  wave  the  tlag,  the  bonny  flag,  and  give  three  loud 
hurrahs 

For  our  beloved  America  and  for  the  stripes  and 
stars.'' 
All  the  children  in  the  ring  may  join  in  the  three  cheers. 
Then  let  the  soldiers  march  away  to  duty,  to  the  accom- 
paniment of  some  martial  music,  while  those  forming  the 
ring  make  a  camping  ground.  As  the  regiment  returns  each 
soldier  stacks  his  flag,  goes  to  his  tent  and  camps  down 
for  the  night,  while  the  pianist  plays  softly  Tenting  On 
The  Old  Camp  Ground*  At  last  morning  dawns  and  the 
soldiers  are  awakened  by  the  Reveille.  Each  one  seizes 
his  flag  and  marches  away  to  the  tune  of  John  Brown's 
Body,  or  Tramp,  Tramp.  Tramp,  the  Boys  Go  Marching. 
Finally,  let  each  soldier  march  to  his  former  place  in  the 
ring  and  hold  his  flag  in  front  of  him  with  the  lower  end 
of  the  staff  resting  on  the  floor, 
(ft)  The  Arch  (Songs,  Games  and  Rhymes),.Eu(\ori\  L.  Ilail- 
mann. 


*  To   be   found   in    ''A   Third   Book   in  Vocal  Music,"    by  Eleanor   Smith. 


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I.    Topics — Continued. 
H.    Washington's  Birthday — Continued. 

6'.     Gift: 

Group  work  on  the  floor  with  big  blocks.  Let  the  chil- 
dren build  a  triumphai  arch,  which  they  can  really  march 
through.  Decorate  the  arch  with  tiny  flags.  Let  each 
child  make  a  triumphal  arch  with  small  blocks  on  the 
table. 

7.    Hand  Work: 

{a)  Fold  soldier's  tent,  or  make  tent  by  pasting  a  flag-decor- 
ated paper  napkin  about  a  pasteboard  foundation  formed 
like  a  tent.     Fasten  tiny  flag  to  summit  of  ten^ 

(&)  Fold  soldier  cap  from  oblong  of  coated  blue  cutting  paper. 
Turn  up  lower  edges  so  that  a  white  band  show^s  all 
around  the  brim  of  the  cap.  Cut  feathers  from  red 
paper  and  fasten  to  side  of  cap. 

(c)  Make  red,  wliite  and  blue  badge  from  one-half ,  inch 
intertwining  strips.  Fasten  together  by  means  of  gilt 
star. 

{d)  Paint  flag. 

I.     Easter. 

1.  Talk:' 

Tell  the  children  very  simply  of  the  true  significance  of 
Easter  time.  Speak  in  a  general  way  of  the  awakening 
of  plant  and  animal  life  in  the  spring.  Show  cocoons 
and  chrysalides  and  specimens  of  living  moths  and  butter- 
flies, if  possible.  Examine  lily  and  hyacinth  bulbs  and 
plants  of  the  same  in  bloom.  Touch  on  the  significance 
of  the  Easter  egg,  and  tell  the  German  legend  of  the 
Easter  rabbit. 

2.  Story: 

(a)   The  Snowdrop  (Fairy  Tales),  Hans  Christian  Andersen. 
(&)  The  Life  of  a  Silkworm   (In  the  Child's  World),  Emilie 
Poulsson. 

3.  Poem: 

The  Voice  of  Spring,  Mary  Howitt. 
/f.     Song: 

At  Easter  Time  OSongs  and  Games  For  Little  Ones), 
Gertrude  Walker  and  Harriet  Jenks. 

5.     Games : 

(a)  Caterpillar   Song    (Kindergarten  Review,   March,   1902), 

Frances  E.  Jacobs, 
(ft)    Snowdrops  and  Violets   (Song  Echoes  from  Child  Land), 

Harriet  Jenks  and  Mabel  Rust. 

(c)  Birds  in  Autumn,  second  verse  only  (Holiday  \8ongs  and 
Every  Day  Songs  and  Games),  Emilie  Foulsson. 

(d)  Hopping  rabbit. 

(e)  Roll  Easter  eggs  if  a  suitable  place  is  available,  ii  not 
play  hiding  games  with  eggs. 


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I.     Topics — Continued. 
I.    Easter — Continued. 

6.  Gift: 

(a)  Let  First  Gift  balls  represent  Easter  eggs  and  play  color 

games  with  them. 
(&)  JMake  window  box,  with  Fourth  Gift,  for  holding  Easter 

lilies, 
(c)  Lay    out    garden    beds,    with    rings,    for    holding    early 

flowers. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

(»)   Color  Easter  eggs. 

(6)  Make  egg-shell  boats,  cups  and  saucers,  vases,  etc.    Use 
paper  strips,  glue,  sealing  wax  and  paint. 

(c)  Paint  or  draw  Easter  lily  or  rabbit. 

(d)  Model  Easter  eggs  in  clay. 

J.    Froebel's  Birthday. 

i.     Talk: 

Tell  the  children  what  is  known  of  the  childhood  of 
Friedrich  Froebel.  Dwell  especially  upon  his  lack  of 
playmates  and  of  toys.  Explain  how,  because  of  his 
lonely  infancy,  when  Froebel  became  a  man,  he  wished 
to  do  something  to  make  little  children  happy  and  so 
he  planned  the  kindergarten  for  us  all. 

2.  Stonj: 

Froebel's  Birthday  (The  Story  Hour),  Kate  D.  Wiggin 
and  Nora  A.  Smith. 

3.  Poem: 

Song  for  FrochcVs  Birthday*     Emilie  Poulsson. 

-J.     Song: 

On  Froebel's  Birthday  (Holiday  Songs  and  Every  Day 
Songs),  Emilie  Poulsson. 

J.     Games: 

Select  some  of  the  simple  Mother  Plays  and,  while  pre- 
senting them,  give  the  children  to  understand  that  they 
are  playing  some  of  the  very  games  which  Friedrich 
Froebel  himself  actually  made  for  the  kindergarten. 

6.  Gift: 

Let  the  children  have  free  choice  of  material  and  free 
play. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

Mount  or  frame  small  pictures  of  Friedrich  Froebel 
which  the  children  may  carry  home. 


To  be  found  in  "In  the  Child's  World,"  by  Emilie  Poulsson. 


95 

I.    Topics — Continued. 

K.    May  Day. 

1.  Talk: 

If  it  is  possible  talie  the  eliildren  to  the  woods  for  flowers, 
or  go  to  the  parlv  or  country,  or  even  to  the  school  yard 
and  have  a  frolic  in  the  open.  If  this  cannot  be,  tell 
some  of  the  May  Day  traditions,  let  the  children  choose 
a  queen  and  help  them  to  pass  this  joyous  festival  hap- 
pily indoors. 

2.  Story: 

The  Sleepin.?  Princess  (A  Kindergarten  Story  Book), 
Jane  L.  Iloxie. 

3.  Poem : 

The  May  Queen.    Alfred  Tennyson. 

4.  Song: 

May  Song  {May  Day  Revels),  John  E.  West. 

5.  Games: 

May  pole  dance,  using  "  Old  English  Maying  Song,"  from 
the  Wilkinson  Collection. 

6.  Gift: 

With  blocks  build  the  castle  of  the  Sleeping  Beauty  or  a 
throne  for  the  May  Queen. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

(a)  Make  red,  white  and  blue  May  caps  from  cambric  or 
tissue  paper. 

ih)  Make  miniature  May  pole  from  dowel  sticks  and  cheese- 
cloth or  paper  strips.  Clothes-pin  dolls  may  act  as 
dancers  to  twine  this  pole. 

(c)  Make  wreathes  and  badges  from  colored  tissue  paper  for 
use  at  May  party. 

((?)  Let  the  children  fold  May  baskets  and,  filling  them  with 
flowers  that  they  have  gathered,  let  them,  according  to 
old  May-Day  custom,  hang  these  baskets  upon  the  doors 
of  playmates  or  friends. 

L.    Decoration  Day. 

1.    Talk: 

Tell  the  children  what  Memorial  Day  means  and  tell 
them  that  flowers  and  flags  are  placed  upon  the  soldiers' 
graves  in  token  of  our  respect  and  gratitude  for  the 
brave  and  heroic  service  which  these  soldiers  rendered 
to  our  country. 

^.     Story: 

(a)  The  Stupid  Little  Apple  Tree*    John  Kendrick  Bangs. 
(6)   A   Story  of  Decoration  Day   for  the  Little  Children  of 
To-day  {In  Story  Land),  Elizabeth  Harrison. 


*  To  be  found  in    "  The  Outlook  "   for  1893. 


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i;    Topics — Continued. 
L.     Decoration  Day — Ck)ntinuecl. 

3.  Poem : 

•Soldier  Rest!    Thy  Warfare  O'er,  from  Ladif  of  the  Lake, 
Sir  Walter  Scott. 

4.  Song: 

Soldiers  True  (Holiday  8o7igs  and  Every  Day  Songs  and 
Games),  Emilie  Poulsson. 

5.  Games: 

Soldier  Boy  (Children's  Singi^ig  Games),  Mari  R.  Hofer. 

6.  Gift: 

Make  memorial  building  or  monument  with  blocks. 

7.  Hand  Work: 

Make  flag. 

M.     FouKTH  OF  July. 

1.  Talk: 

Tell   briefly   and  simply   what   Independence  Day   means 
and  how  the  American  people  obtained  their  freedom. 

2.  Story: 

(a)   Jimmieboy's  Fireworks   (old  file  of  The  Outlook),  John 

Kendrick  Bangs. 
(h)   The   Boston  Tea   Party    (Grandfather's  Stories),   James 

Johonnot. 
(c)  Rebecca,  the  Drummer    (Grandfather's  Stories),  James 

Johonnot. 

S.    Poem: 

Independence  Day,*  Emilie  Poulsson. 

4'    Song: 

Fourth  of  July    (Holiday  Songs  and  Every  Day  Songs 
and  Games),  Emilie  Poulsson. 

5.  Games: 

(a)  The  Band.  Let  the  children  use  ditt'erent  musical  in- 
struments like  drums,  cynibals,  triangles,  musical  dumb- 
bells, tambourines,  etc.,  and  try  to  keep  time  to  martial 
music,  played  by  kindergartner  on  piano. 

(h)  Marching  Soldiers.  While  standing  in  the  ring  let  the 
children  simulate  noise  of  regiment  passing,  by  clajtping 
liands  and  stamping  feet  in  time  to  martial  music  played 
on  piano. 

6.  Gift: 

With  blocks  make  a  fort  or  erect  a  band  stand  or  a  plat- 
form from  which  fireworks  are  to  be  displayed. 


*  To   be   found   in    "Holiday    Songs   and   Every   Day   Songs   and   Games." 


07 

1.    Topics — Continued. 
M.    Fourth  of  July — Continued. 
7.     Hand  Work: 

Make  fire  ora<:'kers.  Use  red-coated  cutting  paper,  white 
paper  and  white  string.  Write  a  patriotic  sentiment  on 
the  wihite  paper;  roll  it  and  fasten  one  end  of  a  short 
string  to  the  roll.  Make  a  hollow  cylinder  of  the  red 
paper  and  slip  the  white  roll  inside  this  cylinder,  taking 
care  to  let  a  short  end  of  the  string  hang  out,  by  means  of 
which  the  white  roll  may  be  extracted. 


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A  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  PROGRAM. 

Brief  outline  of  a  year's  work  for  cliildreii  between  the  ages 
of  six  and  ten. 

I.  Home  Relations. 

A.  To  parents  (teaching  reverence  for  that  which  is  above  the 
cliild). 

1.  Stories  and  tall^s  to  inculcate  obedience,  gratitude,  helpful- 
ness, diligence  and  trustworthiness. 

B.  To  brothers,  sisters  and  playmates  (teaching  reverence  for 
the  personality  of  equals). 

1.  Stories  and  talks  bringing  out  generosity,  unselfishness, 
justice,  brotherly  and  sisterly  love. 

C.  To  servants  and  dependents. 

1.  Stories  and  talks  teaching  the  respect  due  to  those  who 
serve  us  faithfully,  and  those  teaching  self-reliance  on  the 
part  of  the  child. 

-  D.    To  pets  and  animals  that  serve  us  (teaching  reverence  for 
that  Avhich  is  beneath  the  child). 
1.  Talks  bearing  on  the  proper  care  and  treatment  of  animals. 

II.  Relations  to  Outside  World. 

A.  Society  (taken  along  the  line  of  the  yearly  festivals). 

1.  Thanksgiving. 

(a)  Talks  on  the  beauty  of  charity  as  a  means  of  showing 
gratitude. 

2.  Christmas. 

(a)  Stories  and  talks  showing  love,  good  will,  generosity, 
unselfishness  and  kindness  toward  all. 

3.  Birthdays  of  great  men  (teaching  reverence  for  that  which 
is  above  the  child). 

(a)  Stories  and  talks  presenting  the  ideal  character,  or 
presenting  ideals  of  courage,  bravery,  justice,  truthful- 
ness, humility,  reverence  and  patience.  Stories  of  gods, 
heroes,  giants,  knights,  etc. 

4.  Easter. 

(a)    Stories  of  transformation  and  of  .newness  of  life. 

5.  Decoration  Day. 

(a)  Talks  and  stories  presenting  ideas  of  patriotism,  devo- 
tion to  duty,  sacrifices  of  the  individual  for  the  un- 
versal,  strength  in  unity,  etc. 

B.  Industry. 

1.  Trades  and  occupations. 

(a)  Talks  on  those  who  serve  us  Industrially, — the  car- 
penter, mason,  tailor,  siiinner,  weaver,  sihoemaker,  black- 
smith, baker,  farmer  and  all  who  contribute  to  our 
welfare.  Talks  teaching  respect  for  labor  and  for  the 
ideal  laborer. 


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il,    REJ^Tiorfs,  TO  Oxjtsuje  Wobld — Continued. 

C.     Nature   (teaching  reverence  for  that  wiiich  is  beneath  the 
child). 
1.  The  seasons. 

(a)  Talks  on  the  different  aspects  of  nature  at  different 
times  of  the  year.  Stories  t^'pifying  ijurity,  growth, 
strength,  vigor,  freshness,  etc. 


NOTES 


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Page 
Beads,    Orange    colored    (see    Hail- 

mann's  Wooden  Beads)  38 

Blocks,  Wooden  2 

Books  46 — 54 

Cardboard  10 

Chain  Paper  19 

Clay,  Modeling  34 

Colored  Beads,  Wooden  38 

Constructive  Paper  ■      34 

Crayons,  Colored  Wax  17 

Cutting-Papers  31—32 

I>isks  for  Stringing,  Paper  37 

Dowel  Sticks  (see  Pea  Sticks)  33 

Drawing  17 

Drawing  Practice  Paper  17 

Flags,  Grumnied  Paper  39 

Folding-Papers  29—31 

Frcebel's  Mother  Play  Pictures  36—37 

Oame  Books  52—51 

Gift:    I  1 

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Hailmann's  Wooden  Beads 

Wooden  Lentils 

Interlacing  Strips,  Paper      18 — 19,  28 


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Paper-Folding  29—31 

Strips,  Intertwining        18—19,  28—29 

,  Tearing  29—32 

,  Tissue  31 

,  Transparent  (see  Japanine  Paper) 

(see  Tissue  Paper) 

Paste 

Pasteboard  (see  Cardboard) 
Pea  Sticks,  Round 
Peg  Boards 
Pegs 

Pictures  of  Animals,  Birds  etc.  (see 
Object  Teaching  Chart  Catalog) 

of  Froebel,  Lincoln,  Washington 

,  Frcebel's  Mother  Play  36—37 

Portraits  of  Froebel,Lincoln,Washing- 


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Intertwining  Strips,  Pajier     18—19,  28 
Itindergarten  Books  46 

I^entils,  Hailmann's  Wooden 

Natural,  Seed 

]VIother  Play  Pictures,  Frcebel's 
i*aint  Boxes 
Painting 
Paper,  Chain 

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Tools 

Tray 

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Seals,  Valentine,  Christmas  etc 
Seeds  (for  Point  Work) 
Shells 
Silver  Paper 

Strips 

Song  Books 
Square  Sticks 
Sticks,  Round  Pea 

,  Square 

Straws  for  Stringing 
Strips,  Paper 

,  Paper  Intertwining 

,  Silver  Paper 

Tablets 

Tearing 

Tissue  Paper 

Transparent  Paper  (see  Japanine.Paper)  30 

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"Water-Color  Paints  17—18 

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Special  attention  is  invited  to  the  Standard  Kindergarten  Toxt-Book: 

THE    KINDERGARTEN   GUIDE. 

An  illustrated  handbook  designed  for  the  self-instruction  of  kindergartners, 

mothers  and  nurses. 
By  Maria  Kraus-Bcelte  and  John  Kraus. 
First  Volume:    The   Gifts.     453  pages,   8vo,   with  2078  illustrations.    Strongly 
sewed,  in  stiff  paper  cover,  with  marbled  edges.     $2.00 ;    bound  in  cloth,  $2.75 

Second  Volume :  The  Occupations.  418  pages,  8vo,  with  1522  illustrations  and 
12  chromolithographed  plates.  Strongly  sewed,  in  stiff  paper  cover,  with  marbled 
edges.     S2.25;  bound  in  cloth,  $3.00 

The  contents  of  these  2  volumes  are  issued  also  as  the  following  separate  numbers: 
No.  1.    The  First  and  Second  Gifts.    (The  Ball.— Sphere,  Cylinder  and  Cube.)  With 
50  illustrations.     Paper,  $0.35;  cloth,  $0.65 


No,  2.    The  Thikd,  Foubth,  Fifth  and  Sixth  Gifts.    (Froebel's  First,  Second,  Third 

and  Fourth  Building  Box.)    With  497  illustrations.     Paper,  S0.70;  cloth,  $1.00 
No.  3.    The  Sevknth  Gift.     (The  Tablets.)    With  554  illustrations.     Paper,   $0.50 ; 

cloth,  $0.80 
No.  4.  The  Eighth  Gift.    (The  Connected  Slat.)    The  Ninth  Gift. 

ing.)    The   Tenth  Gift.     (Stick  Laying.)    With  509  illustrations. 

cloth,  $1.00 
No.  5.    The  Eleventh  Gift.    (Ring  Laying.)     The  Twelfth   Gift. 


(Slat-Interlac- 
Paper,   $0.70; 


(The 


Thread 
Paper, 


Game.)     The   Thirteenth  Gift.      (The  Point.)    With  468  illustrations. 
$0.70;  cloth,  $1.00 

No.  6.  The  First  Occupation.  (Perforating.)  The  Second  Occupation.  (Sewing.) 
With  204  illustrations.     Paper,  $0.50;  cloth,  $0.80 

No.  7.  The  Third  Occupation.  (Drawing.)  With  351  illustrations.  The  Fourth 
Occupation.  (Coloring  and  Painting.)  With  83  chromolithographed  illustrations 
on  12  plates.    Paper,  $1.00;  cloth,  $1.30 

No.  8.  The  Fifth  Occupation.  (Paper-Interlacing.)  The  Sixth  Occupation.  (Mat- 
Weaving.)    With  223  illustrations.     Paper,  $0.50;  cloth,  $0.80 

No.  9.  The  Seventh  Occupation.  (Paper-Folding.)  The  Eighth  Occupation.  (Pa- 
per-Cutting and  Mounting,  Free  Cutting  and  Silhouetting.)  With  444  illustrations. 
Paper,  $0.60;  cloth,  $0.90 

No.  10.  The  Ninth  Occupation.  (Peas-Work.)  The  Tenth  Occupation.  (Cardboard- 
Modeling.)    The  Eleventh  Occupation.     (Modeling  in  Clay.)    With  300  illustra- 

'  tions.     Paper,  $0.50;  cloth,  $0.80 

Sample  pag:es  from  The  Kindergarten  Guide  will  be  furnished  gratis. 


OCCUPATION  BOXES  FOR  THE  NURSERY. 


A  full  set  of  Kinder« 
dergarten  Occupa- 
tions for  the  Nursery, 

boxes  containing  an  as- 
sortment of  properly 
made  kindergarten  ma- 
terial for  one  child, with 
directions  for  its  use, 
will  be  mailed  upon  re- 
quest. 

These  make  useful, 
enterlaining  and  ap- 
propriate gifts  for  the 
little  ones.  In  particular 
can  we  recommend  the 
following  two  boxes 
which  not  only  contain 
a  generous  supply  of 
material  but  are  exceed- 
ingly reasonable  in  price: 

CHAIN-MAKING   AND   BEAD-STRINGING. 
A  box  containing  200  strips  of  colored  kindergarten  paper  for   making  chains,  200 
colored  straws,  54  wooden 
beads,  200  paper  disks  and 
squares     and    6    laces    for 
stringing.    Price,  net  $0.50 
(including  postage.  No  dis- 
count). 
This  assortment    of  kin- 
dergarten   material  paovides 
entertaining   and  instructive 
amusement    for   children  of 
four  to  seven   years  of  age. 
The  ends  of  the  first  strip  are 
pasted  together,  each  success- 
ive strip  is  past  thru  the  pre- 
ceeding     one     and    its  ends 
joined    in    similar    manner, 
forming  a  chain  which,  when 
draped  as  a  garland  over  pic- 
ture-frames,    curtains   etc., 
forms  an   attractive  decora- 
ion. 


The  laces  past  thru  the  straws  and  paper  disks  or  squares  alternately,  the  paper 
being  punctured  in  the  center  by  the  tab  at  the  end  of  the  lace,  form  equally  attrac- 
tive festoons,  a  fit  ornament  in  the  nursery. 

Stringing  the  wooden  beads  in  a  systematic  manner  with  due  regard  for  the 
variety  in  form  and  color,  the  assortment  comprising  red,  orange,  yellow,  green,  blue 
and  violet  spheres,  cylinders  and  cubes,  affords  not  only  any  amount  of  entertain- 
ment, but,  as  the  materials  described  above  tend  to  develop  the  power  of  observation 
in  the  little  ones  by  teaching  them  to  discriminate  between  the  several  colors  as  well 
as  the  properties  of  the  various  forms,  Frcebel's  principles  of  learning  by  doing  and 
learning  while  playing  are  practiced  in  these  occupations. 

CARD  SEWING. 

This  attractive  box  of  easy  sewing  cards  with  blunt-pointed  needles  and  worsted, 
as  well  as  a  perforating  pad  and  needle  afltbrds  instructive  amusement  to  boys  as  well 
as  girls.  The  perforated  cards  withotit  printed  designs  give  the  little  ones  opportu- 
nity to  develop  their  inventive  faculty  bv  devising  an  endless  variety  of  designs. 
Price,  net  )80.50  (including  postage.    No  discount). 

CRAYON   WORK   AND    PAINTING. 

Frcebellian  drawing  and  its  sequel  occupation,  painting,  develop  neatness  and 
precision.  They  also  teach  the  elements  of  arithmetic,  besides  giving  the  child 
opportunity  to  exercise  his  desire  to  express  the  impression  which  objects  and  scenes 
have  made  on  his  mind.  In  attractiveness  to  the  child  this  occupation  is  second  to  none. 

This  box  contains  designs  showing  a  short  course  in  Frcebellian  drawing,  a 
copious  svxpply  of  drawing  paper  ruled  on  both  sides  in  quarter-inch  squares,  two 
quires  of  superior  drawing  and  water-color  paper,  half  a  dozen  long  colored  crayons 
and  water-color  paints  with  brushes.  Price,  net  $0.50  (including  postage.  No 
discount. 

MAT  WEAVING. 

This  occupation,  popular  among  litte  boys  as  well  as  girls,  while  entertaining, 
affords  instruction  in  the  elements  of  aiithmetic.  It  promotes  accuracy,  neatness  and 
generosity,  some  of  the  articles  capable  of  being  made  from  mats,  such  as  napkin- 
rings,  needle-books,  sachet-bags,  cornucopias  etc.,  making  acceptable  little  presents 
or  relatives  and  friends.  It  stimulates  the  inventive  faculties  and  develops  the  sense 
of  color  harmony  in  the  child. 

This  package,  while  exceedingly  reasonable  in  price,  contains  a  cardboard  mat  with 
wooden  strips  already  inserted  to  teach  the  child  how  the  weaving  is  done,  a  patented 


steel  weaving-needle  of  simple  pattern,  some  twenty  weaving-mats  with  the  requisite 
fringes  and  a  few  fancy  silver  and  gold  mats,  as  well  as  illustrated  instructions 
explaining  the  use  of  the  needle  and  material.    Price,  $0.^5  (including  postage.   No 

FANCY  MATS  FOR  WEAVING. 

^i.^^y^I  <^?^*aining  Sround  and  oval  fancy  weaving-mats  and  fringes  of  various 
(Postage  15c  )^^'       ^"^^^^^^  designs  and  1  Ball's  steel  weaving-needle.     Price  $0.75 


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